Searching For Better
There can be little doubt that the world is in crisis. The number of issues humanity is facing seems to increase daily. Soaring inflation and … Read more
Talent Management
PONG – What a stench!
Unless you’ve been out of the UK for the past week or so, you will undoubtedly be aware that P&O Ferries has been in the … Read more
Adaptability: Key to Sustained Organisational Success
“In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin may have been correct about the inevitably of death and taxes, but they … Read more
Motivation: The Key to Building Talent
“Motivation is the reason that people develop talent in the first place.” That line from Adam Grant’s book “Give and Take” really made me stop … Read more
Building Your Brand
As a business leader you invest a fair proportion of your time in your organisation’s brand – consciously and unconsciously. Your efforts are conscious when … Read more
How to Build Proficiency
To communicate effectively you’re going to need Information, which becomes Knowledge, which leads to Experience, which leads to Proficiency, which gives you Wisdom, which gives … Read more
The Power of Ownership
I have long championed employee ownership, which is a key element of my ‘Every Individual Matters’ Model. It has always seemed self-evident to me that … Read more
A Powerful New Social Contract
It’s true: you don’t know what you don’t know! So, logically, you cannot miss it. But that does not justify the old adage that “ignorance … Read more
Physics, Psychology and Business
Newton’s 3rd Law of Physics. You might not remember it is as that but you almost certainly know it or have heard of it: “For … Read more
Transformation or Reformation
What’s the difference anyway? That is the question I found myself asking. I was reading the Pulitzer Prize winning author, James MacGregor Burns’ book “Leadership” … Read more