Perception – Seeing with Fresh Eyes

This “seeing with fresh eyes” exercise is something I often use when I find myself stuck or I think my client is stuck. When I’m stuck I can make decisions but I’m not confident about them. They might be OK or they might not, either way they...

In times of great change

In times of great change, the learners will inherit the Earth while those attached to old certainties will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer

James Hardie – Why did they do it?

The general commentary on the recent James Hardie verdict is that it sets a new bar for non-executive directors. I’m not sure I agree.A more obvious interpretation is that James Hardie’s directors acted with extraordinary disregard for their duties and...

Where is the focus of your attention?

There’s nothing like a crisis to focus our attention. We saw that recently here in Victoria on Black Saturday where all the emergency agencies, the government and a great proportion of the community could think of nothing else. On a wider scale, the global...

Trujillo kills agency theory

Well this title is not exactly correct. I would like to think that Sol Trujillo’s resignation as CEO of Telstra, his performance in the role and subsequent payment of $40m from the telco would clearly and unequivocally lay Agency Theory to rest. Take this...