Achieving the Remarkable

Achieving the remarkable is truly a team effort, for both an individual and an organisation. It depends on every member of the team doing their best, personally and collectively. You could say it is the result of a number of PBs. So if you want an organisation that achieves the remarkable and creates WOW! you need to recognise that ‘Every Individual Matters.’

Big Data Demands ‘Big’ People

Whatever data our computers generate, the determination of requirements, and the uses to which it is put, are all shaped by humans. This demands great insight, sensitivity and balance if it is to be put to effective use. Thus you need ‘big’ people if you are going to optimise your big data.

How you may be undermining your own organisational success!

“Greatness is ultimately only extreme success.” Those words from my blog last week have stayed with me, perhaps because they make greatness less abstract and … Read more

Ban the Rule Books and Performance Management

If nobody ever sets out to do a bad job, why do we need to spend so much time and effort controlling how people do/did their work?

Standing on the shoulders of …

Success is never a solitary achievement. Isaac Newton recognised this when he said, “If I have been able to see further it is because I … Read more

The Joy of Satisfaction and its Power

Would you dispute the power of appreciation? No, me neither. But something that must come pretty close to it is the joy of satisfaction. You … Read more