Do you play to win or play to not lose as a leader?
How a story about cows & a cattle grid can teach us the benefits of ‘playing to win’ not just ‘playing not to lose’ as leaders.
Tag: mindset
September 14, 2022
What about your failures? How do you deal with them as a leader?
Consider your failures. What did you learn? How prepared are you for what could go wrong in future? A meditation on failure from Tony Boobier.
Why being passionate about your work can be a mistake
The danger of being passionate about your work tipping over from being a positive motivation into obsession & a defensive resistance to change
Why data & analytics leaders need the real meaning of a Growth Mindset
Confessing that I had the concept of a Growth Mindset all wrong. But what I have learnt from my mistake & how that can help analysts & leaders
How your mental attitude can be a blocker or enabler for others at work
How is your mental attitude as a leader helping or hindering you & others at work? Andy Sutton shares a journey toward mental health at work.
Can the right mentality help leaders stay happy?
Tony Boobier reflects on the winning mentality leaders need to succeed. Considering the mix of happiness, self-awareness & resilience needed.
How to learn the real practice of Adaptive Leadership
A book review of “The Practice of Adaptive Leadership” by Heifetz, Grashow & Linsky. Why this very practical book matters & you should read it
The subpersonalities an analyst needs, part 3: delivering
Part 3 of 3 part series on the subpersonalities of an analyst. How the personas of a Politician, Craftsperson & Athlete help with delivering.
The power of a data thinking mindset to transform your software projects
Chief Data Scientist, Richard Pugh, explains how data thinking & design thinking can improve on the popular software-first project approach.
The subpersonalities an analyst needs, part 2: technical steps
Part 2 of a series exploring the subpersonalities that analysts need to bring to their work. These ones empower the 3 steps of technical work
The subpersonalities an analyst needs, part 1: contracting
Part 1 of a series exploring the subpersonalities that analysts need to bring to their work. The first 3 empower the 3 steps of contracting.
Adopting a healthy scepticism of thinking fast with data
Tony Boobier shares lessons from “Thinking Fast & Slow” for the challenge of what mindset is needed by analysts & those interpreting data.