Tag Archives: collaboration

Big Boss: How (Not) to Use Your Power

Posted on June 9th, 2017 | leadership

Issue 5.8 | June 2017 In this Article: there are two basic kinds of power in organisations, and each plays a role in achieving powerful outcomes. by Jonathan Wilson International business is not, very often, glamorous. There were nine [ … ]

Bridge to a Big Surprise: Four Steps to Successful Negotiation

Posted on November 21st, 2014 | collaboration

Issue 4.12 | November 2014 In this Article: how to transform a competitive negotiation into a creative collaboration. Part 2 of a two-article series on negotiation that results in innovation. Part 1 is here. by Jonathan Wilson Percy, our client, [ … ]

It Takes More than a Big Idea: Why Negotiation is the Pathway to Successful Innovation

Posted on October 15th, 2014 | collaboration

Issue 4.11 | September-October 2014 In this Article: progress is built on negotiation as much as it is on innovation. The first in a two-part series on negotiation. by Jonathan Wilson All human progress is the result of innovation [ … ]

The Measure of a Leader

Posted on June 29th, 2012 | leadership

Issue 3.8 | June 2012 In this Article: how you use power will determine your leadership legacy. by Jonathan Wilson It is one of the great mistakes of a leader to believe that he will be measured by what [ … ]

When Fear (Disguised as Initiative) Runs Your Business

Posted on January 26th, 2012 | team

Issue 3.4 | January 2012 In this Article: how a misguided sense of urgency undermines value creation. by Jonathan Wilson If patience is a virtue, the world of business, which has exchanged fear of God for fear of Darwin, [ … ]

Trust: Restoring the Declining Currency of the Marketplace

Posted on October 25th, 2011 | trust

Issue 3.2 | October 2011 In this Article: restoring confidence in the marketplace by building business that is trustworthy. by Jonathan Wilson The alarming possibility of a decade or two of economic stagnancy across the globe is driving many [ … ]

Fast = Stupid: Why Managing Rapid Change Requires Slowing Down

Posted on September 6th, 2010 | leadership

Issue 2.2 | September 2010 In this Article: The solution to managing rapid change is to slow down and think. by Jonathan Wilson If one were to take to heart the advice of hundreds, if not thousands, of business [ … ]

Just Collaborate: Overcome Three Barriers to Strategy Execution

Posted on March 31st, 2010 | collaboration

Issue 1.9 | March 2010 In this Article: How collaboration can effectively counter the core reasons for project and strategy failure. By Jonathan Wilson As your business embarks on a new project, it can’t be too thrilling to know [ … ]

When Cannibals and Castaways Collaborate

Posted on January 25th, 2010 | collaboration, differentiation, leadership, purpose

Issue 1.6 | November 2009 In this Article: How shared purpose and shared insight generate a higher return-on-investment in collaboration. By Jonathan Wilson Two-and-a-half centuries ago, a ship full of European sailors of rather questionable ethics came to grief [ … ]