Leaving Well: Fourth Question Leaders Leave Well
Leaving well. If you read my last post, Major Change, you would know the major change referred to in the title of
the post did not involve the leading of change as much as it was being the object of the change. Ultimately it was a journey of leaving well. Most often […]
Major Change: Navigating Tumultuous Times
I have been traversing a period of major change, personally and professionally, which is why it has been quite some time since I last posted to The Fourth Question. Significant change in my life occupied all my attention over the last months. In short, I have changed jobs
and changed cities in the process. […]
Personal Responsibility
Personal responsibility is the greatest form of accountability in any team or organisation. Organisations whose leaders deliberately cultivate an organisational culture of personal
responsibility
Arguably the most important accountability measure to build into any organisation is personal responsibility.
The term “personal responsibility” should, I think, be pretty self-explanatory. Unfortunately it seems to have been lacking in many […]
Immutable Principles Work Best When Partnered With Shared Accountability
Immutable principles without shared accountability might be nothing more than aspirational statements.
Shared accountability creates structure and gives direction to organisational momentum. Fourth Question leaders are committed to helping others be the very best they can be and achieve their personal goals, dreams and vision while, at the […]
Immutable principles conflict: what happens?
Sometimes immutable principles conflict with each other and this creates conflict and tension. It’s a bit like the eternal question of the chicken and the egg. Everyone has an opinion.
As team members apply organisational immutable principles in day to day operations conflicts are inevitable. In fact, I believe it is in […]
Round Pegs in Round Holes – an Immutable Principle
Examples always help us gain another level of understanding. One of the immutable principles of the organisation I am currently leading is: round pegs in round holes. It is a principle about proper people placement. It is an expression of how the importance of the people in […]
Immutable Principles – The Organisational W.O.W.
Immutable principles frame organisational behaviour. I believe the immutable principles of any organisation belong in the same leadership realm as values and beliefs, and vision and mission. Values and beliefs provide a bedrock of foundations and guide the nature, or shape, of an organisation. Vision and mission provide clarity about where […]
