The Power of Words in Organisational Life Before NLP there was Lao Tzu. His admonition to “watch your thoughts, for they become your words” forms part of a ’cause and effect’ chain which helps us to think about how present actions, and the thoughts behind them, lead to longer-term consequences. While the truth of this… Continue reading Watch your words; they become your thoughts
Tag: goal setting
Goals and Goal-setting Insights
We all engage in goal setting and execution all the time. We do this whenever we form an intention to do something (or not). You would think that it is such a familiar activity that we would all be quite expert at it. Regrettably, it remains challenging for many of us – especially at work.… Continue reading Goals and Goal-setting Insights
Strategic Archery
Just as “All models are wrong, but some are useful” (George Box), I’d like to suggest that “All metaphors are oversimplified, but some are quite helpful“. Archery, darts, and other target metaphors are frequently used in strategy discussions e.g. “Hitting our target”“Missed our target”“Ready, Fire, Aim” (criticism) Strategic targets are set as part of the… Continue reading Strategic Archery