employees

Unlocking Leadership

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More than this, though, we have to stop incentivising on the basis of performance. This emphasis on performance distracts while driving and distorting all our reward systems. It inverts the order of this model and means, even at the highest level, that managing becomes more important than leading. Furthermore, if this is not bad enough, it also breeds competition amongst the employees and so builds silos, dilutes synergy and destroys organisational integrity.
You really do not have to look any further to unlock leadership.

Redundancy: When will they ever learn?

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As long as you continue to manage people as costs, rather than as assets, redundancy will always remain an attractive option. Even if redundancy is not a “knee-jerk” reaction to bad performance it certainly can seem like it. At best it reflects badly on management and calls into question their ability – and therefore their right – to oversee a large organisation. Why?

People as Assets – A Practical Proposition

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The challenge Last week we looked at the statement “people are our greatest asset” and found that it was more than a cliché. The definition … Read more

Leadership made easy

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The leader leads and the boss drives. Employee ownership links the life-investment your people are making in your organisation with a sense of shared purpose. It serves as a catalyst to create the autonomy, mastery and purpose that will deliver the well-being and emotional equity to secure employee engagement and sustain better performance and better results. It will thus enable you to stop driving and lead more effectively.

Well-being, employee engagement and ownership

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All these massive benefits begin by simply recognising that employees are people and not resources.

Poor Customer Service: What is it with banks?

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It is not the customer who is the source of profit, but the service provided to customers.

Overcome the Negatives of Globalisation

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We all know, and it is universally acknowledged, that globalisation has dramatically increased competition and created unprecedented demands to be more responsive to customer needs … Read more

It’s Time to Pull Together

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This week brought confirmation of something that I have more than suspected for a long-time. Yet, while validation brings vindication, the picture portrayed is alarming. … Read more

Can you really manage with non-permanent employees?

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As a writer myself, I understand the difficulties of creating “attention-grabbing” headlines and titles. And this week I was struck by the headline, ‘Why the … Read more

How to break the cycle of poor industrial relations

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The centuries-old struggle of employers versus employees shows little or no sign of abating.  There were two clears signs of that this week. The first … Read more

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