LinkedIn is now doing banal AI-generated articles on a range of 'business' topics and inviting 'experts' to 'contribute', within pre-defined subsections. They're so far off the mark that they're not even wrong. They make sweeping generalizations and provide trite advice that is completely disconnected from the real world of business, and will of course contain … Continue reading Stochastic parrots will keep us trapped in our own mediocrity →

I mentioned this once on twitter, it's an interesting story https://twitter.com/antlerboy/status/959395729373585415 Today, David Ing liked a post from Ken Homer on LinkedIn, which put it in my timeline: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kenhomer_margaret-meades-quote-with-the-correct-annotations-activity-7036514068446220288-lN_t?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop It featurrs this image: My response: To add some much-needed annotations 😉 The original quote (which she may or may not have said) is of course … Continue reading Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world® →

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: How do organisations keep on keeping on? When we know how many terrible flaws they have, and we know better theories of leadership, management, adaptation? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_the-bumblebee-staggers-on-anyway-activity-7036970921433198592-zieX If you spend much time in #TPOLI (This Part Of LinkedIn), you’ll find no shortage of trenchant criticisms of managers, leaders, organisations, bureaucracy, failure to … Continue reading How do organisations keep on keeping on? →

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_new-language-for-a-new-world-activity-7034061530304290816-knK9 Have you seen any of these in your sector? The response of my #localgovernment client as we approach the 14th straight year of austerity was to turn to #innovation For a new approach to #management and #humanresources, we lifted concepts from a wide range of sources for a n𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 Have you seen … Continue reading What do you do when you don’t have enough people for the jobs? →

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_consultants-projectmanagement-innovation-activity-7029005980143132673-edll What are your top tips for using consultants? Whether it’s for project management, innovation, implementation of technology, or management development, most organisations procure and manage consultants ‘sub-optimally’. As a consultant of nearly 20 years’ experience, here are my tips: · If tendering, share your full budget (less, say, 15% contingency) — the one … Continue reading What are your top tips for using consultants? →

Join the discussion on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/antlerboy_business-innovation-management-activity-7026446041637871616-AD-O The time is surely right for a new philosophy of #business — but, I mean, really new. In business: · ‘Moats’ are bad. · ‘Blue ocean’ is bad. · ‘Defensibility’ is bad. No company should have monopoly or monopsony power, no company should be more important to its employees on the inside than the … Continue reading New philosophy of business →