Mental Model

The Power of Having Strong Opinions, Weakly Held

by George Ambler on September 15, 2007

The phrase “Strong Opinions, Weakly Held” from a post by Bob Sutton describes an important philosophy for leaders, Bob Sutton describes the importance of this idea as: “….the virtues of wise people – those who have the courage to act on their knowledge, but the humility to doubt what they know…to deal with an uncertain [...]

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The Structures and Tensions Required to Stimulate Change

by George Ambler on September 25, 2006

Photo by chelseagirl The need for change in how we think, behave and relate as organisations and individuals has never been greater. There is a great need for leaders who are capable of leading organisational change. The results to date have been dismal, research from Harvard Business Review indicates that as much as 70% of [...]

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Breaking Your “Four Minute Mile”

by George Ambler on June 25, 2006

The story of Roger Bannister is an inspirational one. For many years it was widely believed to be impossible for a human to run a mile (1609 meters) in under four minutes. In fact, for many years, it was believed that the four minute mile was a physical barrier that no man could break without [...]

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