Bryan’s Blog

Irresponsive People

I get so excited when people realise the importance of having a clear understanding of the who, what, where, when and why of decisions of significance. Last week I was in a meeting with a CEO and CRO where the CEO was explaining how he was mapping out how a new strategic initiative would impact

Side-Step the Resistance

Whether implementing strategy or rolling out a new framework like a risk or compliance framework, you are likely to be met with some level of resistance. There is a long, long list of where they may come from for any particular individual. Here are a few: • Uncertainty that the change aligns with a person’s

Trusting Collaborators

You know collaboration between people and between teams is needed to breach silos for success. Sometimes there is a lack of trust, especially between teams, that creates resistance to open and honest collaboration. I wrote about breaching silos to create practical pathways to success by ensuring information is shared across teams and that your enterprise

Show Me the Info

While everyone is allowed to make a mistake, there are always exceptions to a rule. This creates personal risk. A risk that was very nicely articulated by JFK in an interview in 1962: “If you take the wrong course, and on occasion I have, the President bears the burden of the responsibility quite rightly. The

Visionary to Practical

Your greatest fear could be this picture: An organisation of brilliant minds and innovative ideas. Yet, teams are working in silos, projects are misaligned, and the organisation’s vision seems like a distant mirage. In the words of Simon Sinek author of Start with Why “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do