Crafting The Future

Business prophets tend to remember their prophecies that came true, but they don’t advertise what they didn’t prophecise, and they (conveniently) tend to overlook their failures to predict correctly and or accurately. Not only is selective memory a challenge to...

The Canoe Metaphor of Organisations

The canoe metaphor of organisations is a powerful thinking tool. Models, metaphors, analogies and the like are abstractions that help us to understand and manage complexity, i.e., reality. The canoe metaphor of organisations, as depicted in The Canoe Theory: A Secret...

Rethinking Your Thinking

2 minute read. My first favourite book of 2021 is ‘Think Again’ by Adam Grant, with my favourite podcast still being ‘Making Sense’ by Sam Harris. The premise of Grant’s book is that we should all be prepared to re-evaluate what we believe to be true, to grow and...

Integrity

Although the concept may be a little obscured by technology, social media, and our near chaotic environments (amongst other factors), at the core of all human relationships, and therefore business relationships, is the concept of integrity. Nobody can consistently...

Robert Bruce

January 2021 “Got To Get Out is a social enterprise adventure group designed to get Kiwis active outdoor and into nature to help improve the mental and physical health of communities. GTGO has experienced exponential growth in the past five years since founder Robert...