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July 24, 2013 in True Strength, Intent, Action, Book reviews

Will it make the boat go faster?

Ian Pettigrew, Comments Off on Will it make the boat go faster?

"Will it make the boat go faster?" proved to be a powerful guiding question that guided the men's coxed eight rowing team to an Olympic Gold Medal. This post looks at just how powerful that question c ...

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Accidental Genius
July 10, 2013 in Book reviews

Freewriting – Accidental Genius

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The art of creating something new can be difficult. Mark Levy's 'Accidental Genius' looks at the process of freewriting for overcoming this blockage and then looks at how freewriting can be a useful t ...

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March 22, 2012 in Book reviews

The power of introverts

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On Susan Cain's book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking

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June 27, 2011 in Book reviews

The Lean Startup

Ian Pettigrew, 7 Comments

Eric Ries gave an excellent Authors@Google presentation on his forthcoming book, The Lean Startup.

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Change Programme Success
March 30, 2011 in Book reviews

Leading Change (Kotter) – Part 2

Ian Pettigrew, 1 Comment

The ability to lead change is crucial, and this post looks at how to drive successful change according to Kotter’s ‘Leading Change’

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Change Programme Failure
March 29, 2011 in Book reviews

Leading Change (Kotter) – Part 1

Ian Pettigrew, 2 Comments

The ability to lead change is crucial, and this post looks at why projects fail according to Kotter's 'Leading Change'

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March 25, 2011 in Book reviews

Poke the Box

Ian Pettigrew, 2 Comments

You can't optimise your way to surprising growth and many industries face extinction as a consequence of stifling innovation; Poke the Box is a manifesto from Seth Godin which examines what we need to ...

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March 2, 2011 in True Strength, Intent, Action, Book reviews

Getting Things Done

Ian Pettigrew, Comments Off on Getting Things Done

The multitude of simple decisions each day (what to do with that email, what do do next, what to say yes to and what to say no to) are what makes our visions and goals happen. This article looks at so ...

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October 29, 2010 in Book reviews

How to change things when change is hard

Ian Pettigrew, Comments Off on How to change things when change is hard

Not all that many change initiatives seems to succeed. "Switch: How to change things when change is hard" by Chip and Dan Heath looks at what is required to drive real change.

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