Photo by Vlad Hilitanu on Unsplash Jeff started his business in his backyard – metal fabrication. He was good at it and soon he had to move to bigger premises. He hired more staff and because it was still smallish, he knew them all and they all worked together well. And the business kept growing. Soon Jeff had […]
We don’t have enough leaders who are effectively engaged with their employees. That is the primary reason why ‘employee engagement’ remains a hot topic. How can you expect employees to be engaged in their work if their leaders aren’t effectively engaged with them? Most leaders are very busy. Strategy meetings; studying spreadsheets; spinning sound bites; […]
Most leaders were initially chosen to lead because of their technical or operational capability. Most of those that then make it through to the higher echelons of leadership are chosen because of their alleged track record and their relationships with their seniors and allied networks. The very few who also possess or acquire outstanding people […]
