Transforming Human Resources
You likely heard the news late last week that the Shell share price rose 7% in response to the news that the company was cutting … Read more
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How effective is your incentive remuneration, really?
Who doesn't like a bonus? It is always nice to get more in your pay packet than usual. A bonus naturally make you feel good … Read more
A simple solution for transforming a ‘dire workplace’
Do you work in a dire workplace? The odds are that you do. At least according to Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the … Read more
Leadership and Popularity
Ultimately change requires vision, and vision is the initial prerogative of few. It is the visionary who conjures a different future. Yet,without entrenched power, they must win “popular opinion” to realise it, because the majority only accept the need for change when the status quo becomes unbearable.
Overcome the Negatives of Globalisation
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
The Performance Paradox
At the European Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) conference in London earlier this week, a speaker introduced us to Neuroscience, a clearly complex topic … Read more
The Downside of Performance Measurement
Oscar Wilde once said, “Moderation is fatal. Nothing succeeds like excess.” Maybe he was right, although it is difficult to judge without knowing the context … Read more
Cross the manager/leader divide!
There is a new fashion in town. You may have seen it. You may have experienced it or, more accurately, be experiencing it yourself right … Read more
“Double Standards”
The recent announcement that Network Rail bosses are getting 6 figure bonuses despite failing to achieve corporate targets hardly caused a ripple. Apart from the … Read more