Happiness at work

A simple solution for transforming a ‘dire workplace’

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Do you work in a dire workplace? The odds are that you do. At least according to Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the … Read more

Beyond the Performance Appraisal

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Perhaps you have heard that Accenture is abandoning performance appraisals. (If not, you can read about it here.) Whenever or however you learned this, you … Read more

Here and Wow!

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The other day I had an epiphany!  I was watching a Matthieu Ricard TED Talk on “The Habits of Happiness” and was struck by his … Read more

Dealing with Change: Present and Future Engagement

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Employee engagement provides a convenient heading for describing what you need, and some solutions for what can help. But unless you provide a framework that addresses both employees’ immediate and future needs your efforts will be doomed, and you will experience the same lack of strategic success that Harvard and Fortune describe.

People Matter: My Vision

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I see a day when all people of all nations will rise up and live their life to their fullest potential. I see a time … Read more

People Matter: The Mantra of Leaders

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“We JUST need to engage our heads and our hearts in a leadership process that validates the worth of every individual. Where everybody matters.” (My … Read more

Taken for granted?

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How much do you take things for granted? Something that helps keeps me on guard against this is an unforgettable experience I had when in … Read more

Why do you do?

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“How do you do?” That statement was an integral part of my upbringing.  My parents taught us to say that whenever we met someone new.  … Read more

It’s about people management – not talent management!

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To function effectively and sustain success any business, regardless of its type, has to be more organic: to operate more as an organism than an organisation. This means you have to create an environment where everyone works together to meet the organisational purpose.The collective capability is what creates the precision that powers and propels performance and sustains success.

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