How Silo-thinking Spreads, Smothers Synergy and Suffocates Strategy

Silo-thinking: even if unfamiliar with the term, you are likely familiar with its effects. That’s because the root of silo-thinking is differentiation and distinction. And … Read more

Shape Sustained Organisational Success by Building it into Your DNA

In 1991 Charles Handy concluded that the basic purpose of an organisation is to perpetuate itself within the context of the environment in which it … Read more

Business Leadership: Modern Day Pioneering

You don’t have to be a leader to be aware of the pace of change and the challenges of competing and surviving in today’s global … Read more

Human Governance: Golden Rule or Platinum?

Last week I wrote about The Golden and Platinum Rules in the context of Customer Experience. Today I want to discuss them in the broader … Read more

Why Employee Engagement Efforts Aren’t More Effective

In his book, “Leaders Eat Last,” Simon Sinek expounds on how the human species has been biologically programmed for survival. He describes the chemical stimulants … Read more

Taken for granted?

How much do you take things for granted? Something that helps keeps me on guard against this is an unforgettable experience I had when in … Read more

Survival, Sustainability & Employee Engagement

Would you say that employee engagement is essential for organisational survival? Possibly not. After all, if reports and surveys are to be believed, very few … Read more

A Different Perspective on Employment

Do you ever stop to think about why you are working? Or who you are working for? For most of us work is something we … Read more