Amazing snowflakes or high potentials
Don’t you just love it when you come across someone who is truly inspiring? I was fortunate to meet someone like this recently. His open … Read more
People Management
Change from within the system
Business will have at least as much potential as government to meet society’s challenges. That is the opinion of 86% of the respondents in a … Read more
Reversing the Moral Collapse
They’re coming thick and fast, aren’t they? First we had the “Cash for questions” scandal. Then we had the parliamentary expenses scandal. Then we had … Read more
Challenge Conventional Wisdom
Employment is a transaction, a contract, an exchange. Of course we all expect to be paid for our work. That is just a fact of … Read more
Square wheels and the secret of continuous improvement
Have you ever seen a vehicle with square wheels? When I was about seven or eight I was taken to a motor-cycle rally with motor-bikes … Read more
Commit to Commitment
“Passion does not trigger commitment. Commitment triggers passion.” Those words by Roy H Williams recently caught my attention. I have found myself thinking about them … Read more
Happiness, engagement and work-life integrity
What makes you happy? Whatever it is it is personal and unique to you. Yet according to my friend Alex Kjerulf, The Chief Happiness Officer … Read more
SOS: Save Our Society By Sustaining Organisational Success
Boy, does the news make depressing listening/viewing/reading! No matter what your source it all seems to be all doom and gloom. And now, with the … Read more
Closing the gap between rhetoric and reality
How closely does your organisational behaviour resemble your organisational rhetoric? And does it really matter? I say that it does. After all, if an individual … Read more
Reaching for the sky in performance improvement?
Performance improvement. Are you struggling for it? Is your organisation? Don’t worry – you are not alone. A quick search on performance improvement in Google … Read more