Making Mistakes
Sir Robinson says “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original”.
7 Key Points in Leading a Project
7 Things you need to know in leading a project Roll with the punches The first issue in managing a successful project is that you need to be willing to roll with the punches, often in project management or leadership we have a cognitive bias, that little voice in the...
Beware, Narcissistic Leaders!
It’s well documented that Donald Trump is a classic narcissist (among otherthings). But let’s looks at some of the things he said in the interview: “It’s something that I find very interesting.” “I actually have studied it very hard. I know the different players.” “But I think Boris would do...
How close are your Employee Engagement and Customer Experience Strategies?
The parallel between Employee Engagement and Customer Experience Strategies is closer than you may think. Double acts have long been part of many peoples lives, from Morecambe & Wise, Penn & Teller or even Cake & Custard. These have each had their own success and in business, there are two...
What is a good RAG status …..50 Shades of Green?
I woke up this morning to the memory of an old friend. I was supporting him within a large UK banking organisation when he had a ‘moment’. There we were, in front of a team of senior managers and, for whatever reason the red mist descended. His emotions had got...
How to harness the amazing power of team work
Team work is one of the most important tools to achieving a successful result. I recently made a trip to the Snowdonia mountains with a group of friends to take in some of the fantastic mountaineering opportunities. Whilst we were out on day 1 in the heavy rain, attempting what...
Could a woman play in a men’s football league?
Have we got the right people in the right roles? Blackburn Rovers play in the Championship League here in England – and they’re not having a great season. There’s a good chance they’ll be relegated to League One next season.
5 reasons you don’t have a culture of continuous improvement
Almost all companies want a culture of continuous improvement – yet so few have it. Why is that then?
Not Everyone Likes Music
Believe it or not, liking music isn’t a universally shared trait. We had some friends around for dinner the other night and the topic of conversation eventually turned its way to music.
Walking the walk
One of the reasons why an organisation has so much opportunity to improve is because Managers are too far removed from the work. I see this in varying degrees when I visit a workplace.
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