Ultimately change requires vision, and vision is the initial prerogative of few. It is the visionary who conjures a different future. Yet,without entrenched power, they must win “popular opinion” to realise it, because the majority only accept the need for change when the status quo becomes unbearable.
So beware prejudice governing you and your actions. Even more importantly, ensure prejudice is not stifling your organisation. Make sure all your people have a clear vision of what you are trying to achieve and that they listen and help one another “to be the best they can be.” After all, isn’t that what personal fulfilment really is? And that is the best guarantee of organisational success.
“Greatness is ultimately only extreme success.” Those words from my blog last week have stayed with me, perhaps because they make greatness less abstract and … Read more
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.
The 3 P’s – Product, Process and People – are defined as the key elements of any organisation. Yet service is an integral part of product – and even THE product in a service organisation – while process also necessitates some human intervention somewhere along the line. This means that people are actually key to all three elements. Surely, this has to make people your most important asset.
In which case it seems imperative that you should account for, manage and treat them as such.
“Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” That quote from Simon Sinek caught my attention this week. It seems so … Read more
Where do you fit on the chart below? Naturally the answer depends on what aspect of your life you are measuring. So let’s give it … Read more
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
“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
“The goal of leadership is producing servants.” What do you make of that statement – a recent article headline? Do you agree? For me it … Read more