Knowing When to Act and When to Speak: A Moral Story

Moral: Read the fucking room. Here is story about a boy who falls in the river. The moral of the story is to know when to act and when to speak. “A boy what out canoeing in a frothy river. He hit a stone mid-channel, where the currents were strong and the water deep. His

Johari’s window

A window to self awareness. In the 50’s, two smart ladds created a technique to support the concept of bettering peoples self awareness. It is simple, when you come to think of it. The four panes in the window are boxes to fit different attributes to your person. It is a tool that can be

Montessori

Learn and contribute at your own discretion. If your team or organisation are doing more than three of the listed behaviors below, I call this the montessori-effect. If the type of behavior listed above is continuously happening at your work place, and this is the accepted behavior; your workplace might suffer from the Montessori-effect. The

Gerontocracy

The oldest and wisest decides. As this is a more of a political form of rule, very common before our modern times, it is still something that shows its face in many organisations. There might exist an organisational chart that depicts the lines of communication and naturally the levels of decision making. However, in an

Apple’s functional organisation

Ideal with the correct individuals. Instead of a strict ‘line manager’ approach of the organisation, where communication in principle should go up and down the hierarchy. Apple is and has been using another functional organisation structure for a long time. I recommend reading Joel M. Podolny and Morten T. Hansens article on this subject: https://hbr.org/2020/11/how-apple-is-organized-for-innovation

Active listening

Ten commandments to become a brilliant active listener. If you and your colleagues master these, people will thrive in your team and increase psychological security in the group. Cheers, CB

Parkinson’s Law

Whatever time is needed. This is a widely known law that I have experienced first hand in both individuals and in teams. Amongst other things in the Navy, I was responsible for the ships weapons, small arms and ammunition stocks. The weapons and small arms needed to be tended with on a regular basis as