The previous post in this series featured Henry Mintzberg’s critique of New Public Management and its propensity for mindless measurement. As such, late last week I returned to the main protagonist of this series, Dee Hock, and sought out a collation of his thoughts regarding measurement. This …

Part II in this series referenced Dee Hock’s observation that data is abundant, whilst wisdom is scarce. Dee’s comments were published in 2005 yet feel particularly resonant in the present day. In a couple of posts (1 & 2) Gerry McGovern tries to help us grasp the almost unfathomable escalation …

The post I published a couple of weeks ago represented a return to blogging after a lengthy hiatus and the first new post to be published on our (myfastestmile) platform. I’m hoping to sustain a more regular rhythm of posts as we tick over into a new decade (wow!). As has been the case previously, …

“They are after strong leadership…someone to come in with a clear plan” A snippet from a recent conversation where we discussed a national sports body looking to fill a senior position in the organisation. It drew me back to a moment in time a couple of years ago where my conversational partner …