When marines cry!
It seems unheard of to make a US marine cry – especially in public. So to achieve this through something that can only be described … Read more
Leadership
Backward thinking. Don’t you make the same mistake!
Yesterday Sainsbury announced the replacing of their “Customer Service and Colleague Director” with “HR Director.” Perhaps it is only to saving printing costs and make … Read more
How popular are you?
How would you react to the headline, “Leadership is not a popularity contest”? Your immediate reaction would possibly be the same as mine: “Of course … Read more
Being the Best
What kind of business manager or owner are you? No doubt you want to be the best. Of course – in this instance – being … Read more
Managing change? Beware the preposition!
I have just returned from Johannesburg where I had the privilege and pleasure of attending and addressing the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) Africa … Read more
Sociable Business? Do you have a choice?
Do you keep coming across the terms social business or sociable business? They certainly seem to be more and more frequent. But do you also … Read more
A Different Perspective on Employment
Do you ever stop to think about why you are working? Or who you are working for? For most of us work is something we … Read more
An Essential Element for Employee Engagement
Are you really surprised? Sometimes it seems that we research things where we should – certainly if we are worth our salt – already know … Read more
The Talent Trap
If you understand, remember and practice the philosophy that the more successful, fulfilled people you have in your organisation, the more successful your organisation will be. But to do that, you have to avoid the talent trap and remember you are managing people, not talent.
Maximising Employee Engagement through Employee Ownership
You may think the link between employee ownership and employee engagement was well established. Yet, if you judge by the ongoing research into the subject, … Read more