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The secret to shared responsibility

What is the hardest thing for leaders to let go of: The DEFINITION power, or The DECISION power? For 12 years I have told leaders: * Not to be the only ones who ask questions, and * Not to be the only ones who provide answers I’ve come to realize that

One problem

What if the one problem behind all the problems humanity is facing has to do with the way we solve problems? Whether the problem is climate change, health crises, polarization, big tech monopoly or inequality, we seem to agree that the first step in solving any important problem is to

No questions = No change

“YES! I just launched our new strategy, and nobody had any questions - so now we are ready to execute!” NO! If your employees don’t ask questions it’s not because they understand, agree and are eager to execute your strategy. It’s because they do not care about,

The magic of questions

Countries struggle with polarization, and companies struggle with silos. Fragmentation is everywhere. But why? My philosophical research shows that it's because of the methods politicians and corporate leaders use to understand what's important to their citizens and employees. I'm talking about methods that systematically

Polls must die

We still don’t know who the winner of the US election will be. But it’s obvious that democracy is the loser. No one trusts anyone – and why would they? Everything we thought we knew about Biden’s significant lead has turned out to be wrong. Polls lead to

Questions as a change tool

How does your company deal with the questions COVID-19 is raising? You probably agree that there is not one answer to all the questions companies are struggling with right now. But do you also agree that the answers lie in the questions? If you do I would love to discuss

Er ledelse et fag?

Nej, ledelse er ikke et fag. Ledelse er evnen til at samle andre om en sag.

Are leaders less curious?

I know a lot of executives are more busy than other people, but are they also less curious? Part of my job is to help companies analyze their Qvest data. I love everything about it! Reading all the questions and answers. Looking for patterns. Benchmarking with other companies. Extracting recommendations.

How to make Culture listen

When Strategy asked me how to make Culture listen — this is what I saidStrategy: “You see, we both want our company to do better, but we have a really hard time collaborating.” Me: “I think it’s a two-way street. For your company to do better, you and Culture must

Finans: Undskyld jeg spørger

De bedste strategier rejser flere spørgsmål end svarForskning fra Harvard Business School viser, at 70 pct. af os oplever, at der er spørgsmål, vi ikke kan stille, når vi er på arbejde. Det går ud over vores produktivitet, innovation og arbejdsmiljø.FINANSPia Lauritzen [https://finans.dk/debat/ECE12497094/de-bedste-strategier-rejser-flere-spoergsmaal-end-svar/?ctxref=