The biggest threat to promising work rarely comes from an obvious rival. Read what the Psyche myth reveals about friendly fire, and where vigilance should best be directed.
Team & Group Dynamics
Leadership & Complexity
Learning & Development
Sensemaking & Mythology
Tag: narrative leadership
You expect us to do what?!?
Rinse. Repeat. Rinse. Repeat. Rinse…
(What Sisyphus teaches teams about
work that never stays finished)
Some work is never going to be complete. What the myth of Sisyphus reveals about cyclical tasks, and why clever shortcuts make the cycle worse, not better.
I’m talkin’ here!
(What Cassandra teaches teams about
the voices we automatically ignore)
Being right isn’t the same as being heard. The ‘Cassandra complex’ reveals why accurate warnings get dismissed, and what it often costs.
Every idea has a price
(What Prometheus teaches teams about
who actually pays for change)
Change stories always name the benefit. They rarely name who’s still paying for it. The Prometheus myth has something valuable to say about the hidden cost of change.
Don’t look now
(What Orpheus teaches teams about
the cost of checking too soon)
Not every check-in builds trust. Sometimes the check itself is what costs you. Here is what the Orpheus myth reveals about the real cost of micromanagement and the need to leave space for loss.
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
(What Scylla and Charybdis teach teams about
difficult trade-offs)
Every choice has a real cost. Why naming difficult trade-offs explicitly leads to better decisions than vague talk of efficiency.
Two steps forward, three steps back
(What Penelope’s weaving teaches teams about
holding a position under pressure)
Announcements alone don’t prove anything changed. Here’s how verifying organisational change protects teams from mistaking comfort for evidence.
Navigating the labyrinth
(What Ariadne’s Thread teaches teams about
staying coherent)
Ariadne gave Theseus no map, only a thread to mark his path. What does that mean for teams navigating uncertainty without a playbook?
There’s no place like Ithaca.
(What teams can learn from Greek mythology)
Eight Greek myths, used as working material for teams navigating genuine uncertainty and difficult decisions.