Prevention is better than cure. How to avoid a crisis!
Who would have thought it? What a difference a week makes! Last week I decried the lack of consequences for the top people involved the … Read more
Current Affairs
A Crisis of Leadership – and Ownership
"A fish rots from the head." That's the thought that has dominated my thinking for the past week or so as the great phone hacking … Read more
How you can buck the trend
You look after your people, don't you? Of course you do, although you will be the first to admit that you haven't perfected it. So just … Read more
Shaping the Future: Capability Building
We have now come to the last of the 8 "key themes" for driving sustainable organisational performance identified in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development … Read more
Shaping the Future: Locus of Engagement
The fourth of 8 "key themes" for driving sustainable organisational performance identified in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) report "Sustainable Organisational Performance: What … Read more
Shaping the Future – Shared Purpose
The second of 8 "key themes" for driving sustainable organisational performance identified in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) report "Sustainable Organisational Performance: What … Read more
How to create shared value
In a thought provoking article in the Jan-Feb 2011 issue of Harvard Business Review, Michael Porter and Mark Kramer claim that capitalism is under attack … Read more
It’s all about value – or is it?
The issue of bankers' bonuses is making headlines again. The banks, even the ones that were bailed out and are effectively owned by the taxpayer, … Read more
A New Era Is Dawning
Last week I had the privilege of attending the world's first Association of Change Management Professionals conference at Monte Casino in South Africa. What an … Read more
How Balanced is a Balanced Scorecard?
Do they give a truly representative picture? What do you think? If you are not sure perhaps this diagram will give you a clearer idea. … Read more