Breaking the vicious cycle of distrust
How important is trust to you? No relationship where trust is undermined, destroyed or non-existent is a healthy relationship. Distrust is a vicious circle that … Read more
engaged employees
Innovation: Cause or Effect?
“Adapt or Die” It may be a popular expression but, in a world of constant change, innovation is essential to survival. And that applies just … Read more
The Essence of Open Book Management
An article I read recently described Open Book Management (OBM) as "Doing Business in the Buff." The analogy is certainly a strong one and goes … Read more
Embedded Entrepreneurship
Isn't it funny, how ideas spread? I heard recently about how sheep in Yorkshire have learned to cross cattle grids by rolling over them. They … Read more
What do we know about people performance?
"If a company were as ill-informed about its capital performance as most companies are about their employee performance, it would be in serious trouble with the … Read more
Crisis Management – Who is Missing the Point?
I was sent an article this week that showed how executive priorities had shifted over a three month period. In a chart with the title, … Read more
The Meaning of Work
“Implementation is straightforward if you understand the fundamentals, but only if you can engage so that modern workers are able to answer the question. ‘What’s … Read more
Pleasure or Happiness?
That was the question posed by Philip Humbert in his newsletter this week and it certainly gave me pause. Building on his understanding of the … Read more
It’s all about the people!
Business is not complicated. In essence it is simply a case of people finding a way to deliver a product or service to other people … Read more