Category: Adapted Concepts

Credibility

by Graham Email

A quaint belief or aspiration, rooted in commonsense and an understanding of the human condition, that senior leaders in government and corporations will accumulate credibility and enhance the willingness of their followers if they are plausible, honest… more »

Bubble (n.)

by Graham Email

An alternate reality inhabited by many senior and successful corporate leaders, especially CEOs. The size and pervasiveness of the bubble is often directly proportional to the leader's total income from the corporation, and is further increased by their… more »

Sink Or Swim

by Graham Email

An approach to career management for employees which consists of pitching a person who has succeeded in their previous role(s) into a new role for which they may be totally unprepared or incapable, without any training, preparation or coaching, and then… more »

History

by Graham Email

A pesky repository of facts that most corporations and societies ignore when formulating ideas, policy and strategy. more »

Any Warm Body Syndrome (AWBS)

by Graham Email

A process, usually triggered by lack of planning, dysfunctional recruitment processes etc. etc., where project leadership, desperate to fill vacant positions in delivery teams, abandons any semblance of a structured, information-based decision making pro… more »