Month / May 2010

by Roger Dennis

The view from the new

Just read this on Bob Suttons blog, and it’s really worth sharing:

As I argued in Weird Ideas That Work, if you are an expert, seek and listen to novices, as their fresh eyes can provide insights that you are unable to see. […] In some organization’s I have worked with, senior executives accomplish this with “reverse mentoring” programs, where they are assigned to listen to and be coached by newcomers. This is an effective strategy if the veterans actually make it safe for the rookies to speak their minds.

Full post here: http://tinyurl.com/2fgo9sa

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by Roger Dennis

Trip planning

Over the past few weeks I’ve learnt that some cliches really are true. Like the one that goes along the lines of “not enough hours in the day.” A colleague working on the same projects as me remarked recently that working 24/7 wasn’t enough – he needed 25/8.

This is another way of saying that I’m completed swamped and as a result blogging has fallen down my priority list. However I’m also planning visits to quite a few cities in the next ten weeks, so if you’re in one of the following cities, and want to meet for coffee please drop me a line (now *at* rogerdennis *dot* com): Wellington, Auckland, Melbourne, San Francisco, London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai.

Now that’s going to keep me busy…