A Powerful New Message
"Stick to the knitting!" Tom Peters. If memory serves me correctly, this was one of the key messages of "In Search of Excellence." Anyway, whatever … Read more
Human Capital
Recognising the Investment of Years
Businesses owe their employees – the investors of years – the same consideration that they owe their investors of capital. Discuss! However, before you do, … Read more
7 Competitive Advantages – Trumped!
The Institute of Directors (IOD) has identified that companies who do not cut training spend in a recession gain seven competitive advantages. Such companies: Are … Read more
Will Your Principles Stand the Test of Time?
On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world. Shareholder value is a result not a strategy… your main constituencies … Read more
The Better Way to Manage People in a Downturn!
Eureka! Somebody else out there agrees that it is sheer lunacy to be laying off people at the rate at which business is currently doing. … Read more
On Pioneeering and Prizm!
One of the joys of pioneering an innovative new concept like ours, is the opportunity it gives to connect with other people who are thinking 'outside … Read more
It starts with belief!
Belief makes the impossible possible. And belief is an incredibly human quality, which is another reason why organisations looking to transform business results or survive economic … Read more
Dealing with falling sales
This was a headline in the February 2009 edition of Management Today. The article goes on to give the reader 7 tips, the headings of … Read more
Why you cannot bank on bonuses!
I have long questioned the implementation of incentive remuneration or performance related pay (PRP.) But I have to confess to being shocked by the brazen … Read more
What do we know about people performance?
"If a company were as ill-informed about its capital performance as most companies are about their employee performance, it would be in serious trouble with the … Read more