Nathanael Small

VUCA is the new black. Which would appear to make conventional approaches to strategic planning almost irrelevant. The temptation in today's world is to go to one of two extremes: 1. Cast a big, aspirational global vision that has a hint of noble…

On the first Friday of every month from hereon in I'll be publishing a second post, taking a Futurists view on a topic that I'm particularly passionate about. This week, education. I was prompted by Matt Church's recent Talking Point on the evolution…

Once you've set out on your own path and have now identified which projects will be most profitable for you to work on, it's time to identify the super-talented people who can make your projects come to life. There's three types of project team…

“Make it so” Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the Starship Enterprise Last post I wrote about the importance of identifying your ideal pathway within the organisation, and gave a brief overview of the projects you need to consider when seeking to make your…

Once you are an effective tribal chieftan, the door will open to the next level of leadership opportunity – that of leading a city. Here we need to be clear on our definitions. For the Intrapreneur, this means moving from being a team leader to a…

Every working environment must grow and change over time if it is to remain relevant and profitable. But at a very basic level, the work must provide a sense of security and confidence in the minds of those doing it. Show Me the Money! Just as the…

“The purpose of life is…to show compassion and the will to help others.” Albert Schweizer “If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion” Dalai Lama This is perhaps one of the greatest challenges as…

"I look for three things in hiring people. The first is personal integrity, the second is intelligence, and the third is a high energy level. But, if you don't have the first, the other two will kill you." Warren Buffett I recently read an article…

“We cannot become an expert at what we do until we become an expert at who we are.” Sandy Geyer, Founder of EnQ There's one question that drives engagement higher than any other metric. “At work, do you have the opportunity to do what you do best…

“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.” It was the book that changed the comic…

Leadership today is in crisis. In the 15 years since the turn of the millennia, we’ve seen the shelf life of leaders in organisations shorten from 5-7 years to now less than 3. CEO’s leave once they’ve hit their bonus targets. Political leaders…

The future?* Let’s get real: most of us don’t look further than the daily demands of running whatever business (or part of the business) we're in. If we're pretty organised, the weekly WIP & review is something you come out of feeling somewhat in…