The drive for higher performance, productivity and sustainability inevitably raises the topic of innovation. I assert that innovation like many other concepts has been made complicated in an effort for the authors to be heard, to help and to stand out. Let's keep it simple for once. If we just kept these seven core principles […]
We know how important it is for a business, any business, to have a market, access to money and people. But beyond those obvious three, there are three ingredients that really matter that we must also have. Let me give you a double case study to illustrate. Peter started his business as a sole trader, […]
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 […]
The drive for higher performance, productivity and sustainability inevitably raises the topic of innovation. I assert that innovation like many other concepts has been made complicated in an effort for the authors to be heard, to help and to stand out. Let's keep it simple for once. Just keep these core principles in mind, experiment, […]
I’ve had a Google alert on employee engagement in operation now for eighteen months and consequently have seen almost 100% of all news, article and blogs captured by Google in that time. Here’s what I’ve noticed: Everything everyone suggests to deal with employee engagement has been captured in Herzberg’s Dual Theory for about five decades. […]
As chairman and CEO he’d been the leader of the company he founded for twenty years. At this board meeting, his innovation team, a cross section of the company’s talent, presented the next generation of product and service mix his company would launch in the New Year. Key to the launch decision was the extent […]
