Searching For Better
There can be little doubt that the world is in crisis. The number of issues humanity is facing seems to increase daily. Soaring inflation and … Read more
synergy
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
Organizational Synergy through Empowerment and Teamwork
Synergy. That is a word that may not seem to be as popular or prolific as it once was. Yet that doesn’t make it any … Read more
How to Effectively Align Your Performance and Rewards
As someone who aims to be an effective organisational leader, do your ever wonder why you have a performance related pay/incentive remuneration scheme? Certainly, if … Read more
“The Paradox of Being Human” and Its Implications in Organisations
“The Paradox of Being Human” is how Simon Sinek refers to life’s constant conflict between selfishness and selflessness: between “me” and “we.” We spend our … Read more
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
Why do you do?
“How do you do?” That statement was an integral part of my upbringing. My parents taught us to say that whenever we met someone new. … Read more
Unlocking Leadership
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.