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Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition

Posted on January 27, 2012 by David

By Michael J. Mauboussin
Harvard Business Press, 2009, 224 pages

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The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps Between Plans, Actions and Results

Posted on January 27, 2012 by David

By Stephen Bungay
Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2011

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An Interview with David K. Hurst (2006)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by David

Interview by Alistair Craven Welcome to ManagementFirst. Your website (www.davidkhurst.com) states that you present highly innovative ideas through the application of systems thinking. What is the significance of systems thinking and its application to business? David K. Hurst: The origins … Continue reading →

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A Sample of Presentation Topics

Posted on January 5, 2012 by David

All my presentations are based on my new book, The New Ecology of Leadership: Business Mastery in a Chaotic World. As you can see from my blogs, I cover a wide range of topics, bringing a unique perspective to many … Continue reading →

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My Approach to Consulting: Good Questions are Often Better than Good Answers

Posted on January 5, 2012 by David

Two Kinds of Consulting As a generalization, there are two kinds of management consulting: content consulting and process consulting. Content consultants believe that organizations have questions and the consultants have the answers. Process consultants, on the other hand, believe that … Continue reading →

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My Approach to Executive Development: Creating a Learning Experience

Posted on January 5, 2012 by David

The Best Teacher is Experience The evidence is very clear: the best preparation for a senior role in any organization is experience. There is really no contest; classroom training, business school teaching, coaching and theoretical concepts are all left far … Continue reading →

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Change as a Constant

Posted on January 5, 2012 by David

It’s a cliché that change is a constant. In The New Ecology of Leadership I give readers a very different view of the relationship between change and stability based upon the study of natural systems. It all depends on scale: … Continue reading →