When I enter a room to facilitate a two hour workshop, eyebrows are raised. I look like my old aunt that packed for a weekend to visit relatives. Two large suitcases full of clothing. Just in case. You never know what the weather might turn out to be. Or if we decide to go to …
Tribes have flags. You see the flag, you know it’s that specific tribe. Speedy walk and a pile of folders under the arm? You know it’s the Tribe of The Busy Bodies. Moleskine notebook and other totemic gadgets? Nomadic. Mobile. Prepared. Yeah. Once you start looking for flags and tribes, you’ll see them every where. …
In a country far far away there is a tribe that is very busy. Actually, being busy is their thing. Being Very Busy. They call themselves The Busy Bodies. That is how busy they are. You recognize a Busy Body by his speedy walk and a pile of folders under his arm. They are not …
I got some mails. Yes, some people actually contact me. About bootstrapping. Creating culture. Without actually creating it. Because that is creepy. Examples they want. An ultimate example of throwing something to a wall, to see if it sticks. An Ultimate Bootstrapping Moment. In the movie Jerry Maguire Tom Cruise plays a sports agents in …
This week I posted “Freestyling. The Art Of Bootstrapping Culture.” on Gantthead.com: “I have wrecked my brain on how to create project cultures. Cultures are the rules how things are done within a group. Rituals, rules of engagements, language and visual clues that identify this specific group. A culture can be awesome. It can that …