Mitigating the Cost of Living Crisis
Energy, food, fuel – the costs of all the basic essentials of life are increasing dramatically and rapidly. No wonder there is concern about inflation … Read more
Happiness at work
PONG – What a stench!
Unless you’ve been out of the UK for the past week or so, you will undoubtedly be aware that P&O Ferries has been in the … Read more
Adaptability: Key to Sustained Organisational Success
“In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin may have been correct about the inevitably of death and taxes, but they … Read more
A Powerful New Social Contract
It’s true: you don’t know what you don’t know! So, logically, you cannot miss it. But that does not justify the old adage that “ignorance … Read more
Breaking the Barriers to Change
Change has been endemic in business for decades. Yet identifying, initiating and implementing it successfully has never been straightforward and results almost invariably fall short … Read more
Shape Sustained Organisational Success by Building it into Your DNA
In 1991 Charles Handy concluded that the basic purpose of an organisation is to perpetuate itself within the context of the environment in which it … Read more
Why You Need Love at Work
The idea was novel. It had promise. It was exciting. Yet part of me still baulked. “People won’t take me seriously.” “I will be ridiculed.” … Read more
Good Leadership and Organisational Well-Being
Continuing with the last week’s theme and pursuing the subject of leadership and the question of whether or not you are a good leader, another … Read more
Securing the Successful Future of Your Organisation
Less than 3% of leadership time is spent on collectively building a view of the future. At least, so said Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad … Read more
No Mas! It’s Time to Make a Stand!
You could count all the words of Spanish I know on one hand, but “No Mas!” is a phrase I remember well (thanks to an … Read more