The disastrous consequences of mixed messages!
As I have always stressed, there are two distinct parts to strategy. There’s strategy development and there is strategy implementation. They are two very different … Read more
Redundancy (Mass Layoffs)
The Tyranny of the Task!
A relative of rigid reliance on rules, the tyranny of the task is a result of employee disengagement and entails obsessive, fixated, unthinking behaviour that is counter-productive to almost everything you are trying to achieve. And the only way you can prevent it is to ensure you engage your employees.
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
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
Facing facts: why we need to move beyond redundancy and find a new solution
A relative recently sent me the following summary of the 2011 US budget to help me understand the situation. I cannot vouch for the veracity … Read more
Partnering in tough times
No doubt you have noticed – we are going through tough times. But, have you ever thought about what makes tough times tough? One factor … Read more
Is Redundancy Losing Favour?
Is the workplace becoming more humane? Recent reports show that output in the UK has fallen by 6% while unemployment has only gone up by … Read more
How to SAve Jobs – Ask Your People
Have companies that have laid off employees missed a trick? Top Consultant's latest newsletter quotes the findings of a survey of 2,500 people conducted by the … Read more
Salvation, Sabotage or Suicide
"What distinguishes our age from any other is not the world-flattening impact of communication; not the economic ascendance of China and India, not the degradation … 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