by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Marcus Harwood, CEO of OND, the company behind Method Teaming, told me this story. People ask me all of the time: ‘Marcus, do you find yourself trying to assess a person’s Intellect when you meet them?’ The answer is: ‘Yes, I do. It is an...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
First it was quality, then it was customer service, then it was business process re-engineering, then it was globalisation. When each of these competitive strategies came along, CEOs first ignored them, then they laughed at them, then they fought them and then...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Take a solid alloy Mercedes engine block. Add some Ford cylinders that are slightly too small. Wrap around some Honda rings that are slightly too large. Fit Toyota spark plugs that don’t synch with the combustion cycle. And finally throw in some Mobil gas...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
You may not have recognized it but there may be signs that you have stopped challenging yourself and reached a plateau. Maybe you’ve reached a level of conscious competence and you are unconsciously coasting. There may be some indicators that you have reached...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Most managers dream of building a team that’s settled and stable for the long-term. Despite the evidence of countless hires and resignations, they continue the same old recruitment path. They follow their hope more than their reason. It’s like the...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
According to anthropologists, one of the earliest models for human progress took place in the city of Ur in Mesopotamia just a few thousand years ago. A plucky farmer had harvested more millet than he could make into flour. He recruited his family to help him...
