Warning: Management cliches ahead

Management commentary is full of cute slogans. But do they make any sense? Often their opposite meaning is the way to go.

Making decisions under stress

It's hard making good decisions when times are tough. Behavioural economics tells us there are good reasons for that. We need to find ways of seeing the situation from outside our own head.

Strategy Vs Tactics

Strategy is the big picture we are trying to achieve, but it's tactics that keep us in the now and make it happen.

Blowing your inheritance

You can't change your DNA but you can change which parts of it you use or don't use. Instead of doing what you've always done, try looking outside the square.

Simply Leading

Masses of books are written about leadership. What core principles are common to the best of them?

So, what were you worried about?

A lot of the big issues that affect our lives are way beyond our control. Attempts to forecast the outcome of global events is futile. Rather than worry about them, you need to get on with your job in front of you.

Entrepreneurial Disorders

Do all entrepreneurs have psychological disorders. One common view of startup entrepreneurs is that they are somehow weird. Why is that? We need to look beyond the negative view of the word 'disorder'.

Getting Lucky

Business success often seems random. How can you increase your exposure to lucky breaks?

Why less information is better

Too much information can take our eye off the main game. Whether it's investing in stocks, managing a business or running your life, stepping back and looking at the big picture can be more rewarding than diving too deeply into the detail.

On being a leader some of the time

There are several common elements to the worst decisions I've made. A central one is not asking for help when I don't really know what I'm doing. You can avoid a lot of disasters just by accepting that some people do some things better than you. The art of management and the art of delegation are closely related.