Bankers and the Path of Vulnerability

The story of Ken Henry and the Commission is a story about vulnerability and our powerful desire to minimise it.

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When the Problem is the Problem

Imagine if the water planning problem was defined as more of a dilemma: How do we ensure a healthy river supporting a…

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3 Waters and a Question of Trust

A high degree of trust will be necessary to allow a frank and honest discussion on what may be the appropriate…

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A Crazy Question for Water Managers

“I have always said that managing water is about managing people and managing relationships”.

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What IS a collaborative mindset?

I’ve just read a couple of articles posted to LinkedIn today that, in different ways, are practical demonstrations of a…

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Letting go of the need to know: an important water wise principle

Collaborative water planning requires us to not know, because it is only from a position of not knowing can we…

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The Project Manager Trap Part 2

The difference between a traditional project management approach and the collaborative mindset is significant. As we…

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Making Every Drop Count

It is now time for their organisations to recognise that success requires an additional suite of skills and a real…

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The risk of your ‘like’ bubble

I am noticing more and more as I surf the web how my apps keep managing my feeds- identifying what I click, like,…

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Making a leadership choice

If we believe we can change the situation, but need to do this with rather than to others, then we need to ask…

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