Work and How to Survive It: Lesson 1. Understand ‘How Work Goes’

In this sporadic series of posts, Icshare a few insights, as they might apply to work and organisations, from ‘Life and How To Survive It’ and ‘Families and How to Survive Them’, by psychotherapist (late) Robin Skynner and comedian John Cleese.

Work-as-Imagined Solutioneering: A 10-Step Guide

In this post, I outline a typical process of 10 Steps by which problematic solutions come into being. Some of the steps may be skipped, but with the same outcome: a problematic solution.

Human Factors and Ergonomics: Looking Back to Look Forward

During the second world war, the United States lost hundreds of planes in accidents that…

The Archetypes of Human Work: 7. Defunct

This is the seventh in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Defunct archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 6. P.R. and Subterfuge

This is the sixth in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the P.R. and Subterfuge archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 5. Projection

This is the fifth in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Projection archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 4. Ignorance and Fantasy

This is the fourth in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Ignorance and Fantasy archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 3. Taboo

This is the third in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Taboo archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 2. Congruence

This is the second in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on the Congruence archetype.

The Archetypes of Human Work: 1. The Messy Reality

This is the first in a series of posts on The Archetypes of Human Work, on The Messy Reality archetype.