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If you don’t know where you are going…

…any road will do. This excerpt from Alice in Wonderland really underscores the requirement...

Mark Crocker November 10, 2025

Probable Versus Possible

As leaders we have been trained to follow our natural inclination to assume a...

Mark Crocker October 16, 2025

Better Tomorrow

We have mentioned the New Zealand All Blacks a number of times in the...

Mark Crocker October 7, 2025

Standards but not Standard

Governance is a much misunderstood discipline at the leadership level from the perspective that...

Mark Crocker April 23, 2025

What Kind of Boss Are You – Star or Idiot?

We spend a lot of time thinking, coaching and writing about the challenges of...

Mark Crocker March 27, 2025

Balance of Power

Rest and recovery are a crucial part of any exercise program. After putting your...

Mark Crocker March 11, 2025

It's a Slow Fade

When dealing with a lack of engagement amongst the workforce the key is to...

Mark Crocker February 11, 2025

Divided We Fall

Celebrating diversity is key to a healthy organization and we don’t just mean in...

Mark Crocker January 13, 2025

The Future is Bright

As the dreaded annual performance reviews and goal setting process comes around once again,...

Mark Crocker October 31, 2024

Social Medium

Going three for three we thought we would consider a different bias in this...

Mark Crocker October 22, 2024

We Before Me

Hard on the heels of our last blog about cognitive bias, we thought we...

Mark Crocker October 15, 2024

Shake it Up

Few senior leaders when making important strategic decisions consciously consider their cognitive biases. These...

Mark Crocker October 8, 2024

Mentorship Musings

Ill-thought out mentorship programs can backfire on the organizations that use them. Instead of...

Mark Crocker September 25, 2024

Did You Know?

Intellectual Technology is a fascinating subject which continues to mature. The term in this...

Mark Crocker September 17, 2024

Busy Fools?

We are always told that the world is a much busier place these days...

Mark Crocker September 11, 2024

Smarter than the Average Bear

In the current climate there appears to be a dearth of critical thinking. Perhaps...

Mark Crocker June 20, 2024

Be Yourself

'Be yourself' is the defining careers advice of the moment. It’s heard everywhere from...

Mark Crocker April 24, 2024

The Coefficient of Restitution

The Coefficient of Restitution (COR) is a measure of the "restitution" of a collision...

Mark Crocker April 9, 2024

Fire When Ready

The real problem with poor performing employees is us. If you want to feel...

Mark Crocker April 2, 2024

Drawing the Line

One well-established principle of organization should always be followed and that is that accountability,...

Mark Crocker March 11, 2024