A different look at organizations, teams and ourselves. A few lines I hope will help to change
We are by nature ideas-generating machines. In a day we can ask and answer to ourselves so many times.. What if I did, try? And could I go home using a different route? Why don't we? Hummm... what would happen if...? As easy as they flow in our minds wwe let them go when we … Continue reading What when the idea isn’t as good as we thought?
There are few people who have the skills of true listening as also to know when and how to speak. These are two awesome "super powers". It's not easy to hear an opinion contrary to ours, without giving that look, or trying to rebate it just pursuing to be wright, to tell what is our … Continue reading Learning to listen and to speak
We all enjoy a good story. I like far more when it comes from a teller who captivates the audience. And it's an every day situation. The ones we read to our kids, written by someone else. The ones we transmit (as someone else did tell us to do so) but we don't believe in. … Continue reading Stories
I 've heard that there are creative and logical people. But both have in common that when allowed to build something new, they come up with brilliant ideas. Ideas that, maybe, for years they have been thinking about but no one could hear them, that were triggered by a comment during an informal conversation, that … Continue reading Give me the space and the sky will be my limit
After looking at the strong pieces, we will explore the weak ties, how powerful they are, what we need to do in order to have an excellent network. Definition: invisible bonds that provide people with access to information and resources beyond those available in their own social circles. They provide the bridges where innovation cross … Continue reading Networks: the strength of weak ties
In the next two posts we will look at two different types of network connections, strong and weak ties. Just an overview at their main characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. Let's start by the ones that might appear as more powerful, useful. The strong ones. Definition: invisible bonds that make us feel a sense of belonging. … Continue reading Networks: Strong and weak ties
Imagine a construction kit of 100 pieces, 1 set of instructions for 5 predefined figures and one single player, yourself. Pretty sure that mostly all of us has had one of this during his life. If you think about it, I am sure you find different behaviors when you observe kids nowadays sharing this toy. … Continue reading New times for construction kits
There is the story of that guy who was a Top Manager at a very important company. When he had to give a speech, he traveled business-class, stayed at the best hotels and didn't pay for a single meal. The time for him to step down, finally arrived. But he still was giving some speeches. … Continue reading What we are, who we are
We receive training, advice, lessons, ... We can attend the latest masterclasses, go to the best schools, have the best mentor, pay thousands of euros, spend hundreds of hours, have the "coolest" certificates with the trendy topic on it. But it's not what we have, what we received or what it cost. It's what we … Continue reading The club of the curious people
Kids are constantly learning new stuff. For example, to tie their shoelaces. We don't always have the time or the patience to show them how to do it. Do we invest (teach)? or do we want inmediate results (do)? We can teach them how to tie their shoelaces (wetrain them) or you can just tie … Continue reading Teaching vs. doing