Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash Damien and Alan (names changed) joined the business together ten years ago as graduate engineers. Alan had recently progressed to become the firm’s chief operating officer whilst Damien remained a senior project manager. By now Damien’s attitude had become legendary, for all the wrong reasons. Damien’s attitude has been […]
You should be because they are putting at risk everything you are trying to achieve! They are potentially: Sabotaging your changes initiatives. Spreading inaccurate information. Influencing others to stall or dis-engage. Causing good people to leave. Resisting change due to habits or fear of failure. Continuing to do that which must stop. Burning your energy. […]
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash “You need to do better.” “This isn’t good enough.” “Why hasn’t this been done?” “We are lagging in our KPI’s.” “We must deliver better results.” “Come on team, we’re not up to speed.” These are the cries of some leaders and supervisors seeking improvement. They’re taking a pathological approach to improvement […]
Photo by Jeremy Beck on Unsplash These questions are in no order of importance. I’m sure there are other questions I may have missed, so please add them to this list. Most importantly, let’s find and implement the best answers to them! What improvements do we make to our values? In what ways has our purpose changed? What […]
Photo by Mert Talay on Unsplash I was asked that question recently. I believe maintaining a positive attitude through life’s ups and downs is vitally important, and especially now. I have three dominant reasons for my belief. Firstly, our thoughts and feelings are the constituents of our attitude and they influence our actions and responses. That combination of […]
Photo by Farsai Chaikulngamdee on Unsplash This is the time to tap into your amazing power. This is the right time to remember that you have always been extremely powerful. It merely depends on how you have used your power, either for the positive or the negative, or even stuck between the two. You can recall, I’m sure, […]
Photo by Steve Harvey on Unsplash Gary and his team-mate Claire were told bluntly by their supervisor “Your job is being made redundant within six months. They’ve got technology and artificial intelligence that can do it now.” Gary, single and debt-free, went into a panic. “It’s going to take ages to get another job. If they’re bringing in […]
Photo by Arseny Togulev on Unsplash Max, the CEO, shook his head in disbelief. “I can’t commit to this spending now” he said. He faced his CFO and CTO, who were urging him to replace the old mainframe computer and adopt the recommended SaaS program that would integrate all function data within the national logistics business. “The board […]
Photo by Rawan Yasser on Unsplash Imagine this scenario Phil is the newly appointed CEO, having previously been the CFO. Now his former peers are his direct reports. Phil felt he needed to show that he was right for the role. So, Phil’s first action the day after stepping into the role, was to hold a meeting of […]
Photo by Arisa Chattasa on Unsplash This time of the year many people are looking forward to the festive season. Many people will also experience stress, not only because of the expenses associated with the season, and juggling work and family commitments, but also memories that aren’t always positive. It seems many people experience sadness and tension during […]
