E86 – Own Backyard
Let’s imagine you are in an unfortunate situation where there is a medical emergency. Someone in the family needs help. You have never faced this situation earlier.
E85 – The London Underground Map
Many years ago, a tourist in London, let’s call him Peter, needed to travel from Covent Garden to Leicester Square.
E84 – Nelson Mandela – Story Triggering
It’s 1995. The stadium is full. It is a World Cup final. The oppressors are playing their fiercest competitor.
E83 – “Don’t ever give up a good idea” – Stan Lee
Back in the early 1980s, I remember excitedly waiting for each episode of The Friendly…
E82 – Alan Turing
It’s early 1940s, the world war was at it’s height. The Allied forces were losing ships that came from…
E81 – Think Small not Big
“Think small, not big”, seems to be advice contrary to what we are commonly told…
E80 – The Wisdom of Crowds
When in doubt and data is insufficient who should you ask? If you had two…
E79 – Do you trust your team?
Stories At Work – the weekly series is back with this season’s first story. Imagine that you had hired a new person in your team. In a key project, she tried her…
E78 – Bridge On the River Kwai
It is 2003, AM Naik the Chairman of L&T Infotech has traveled to the US to promote the business. One of the people he is supposed to meet is the CEO of AXA…
E77 – We’ve always done it this way! – The most dangerous phrase in the English Language
The Most Dangerous Phrase In Business is “We’ve Always Done It This Way”. Nothing kills innovation…