Recruit your alter-ego
As business becomes more challenging, organisations are rediscovering the power of effective teams. It is not possible to wave a magic wand and create a high-performing, self-managed team overnight. A self-managed team needs to develop a culture of lifelong, individual…
Read MoreVistas to opportunity
An open mind gives you a vista to a world of opportunity. A vista, being a narrow path through which you can see something that would otherwise be hidden, is also easy to miss. It is like a dark path…
Read MoreWhat colour is your strategy
Strategy is an ancient art that has been talked about with great philosophers, generals and business leaders each building their own version of how to achieve the objective. At its base level we have to ask what is strategy then?…
Read MoreWhat you measure is what gets done. True or False?
An entire industry of books, gurus and consultants is based on the very idea that ‘what you measure is what gets done’. Countless people around the world people get performance managed but yet, the right things don’t always get done….
Read MoreManagement moves / or the Tao of Management
Tai Chi, yoga and other movement sciences shows us tools to help us relax and to shows us how to move. This article started from a place where it was asked what could be learned to apply to management from…
Read MoreThe strategy hierarchy
China just posted a 7% growth number which was higher than expected. The real amazing kicker is that it was for last quarter… Is your business even contemplating 7% growth per quarter or do you believe that the economic conditions…
Read MoreThe social enterprise – beyond digital marketing
The social enterprise is an idea that extends beyond just using social media for marketing. But are there any benefits to social networking? Warren Bennis is a leading thinker around leadership in a digital world and see that organisations will…
Read MoreThe science of business
A lot of entrepreneurs focus on their gut feel and intuition to get ahead in the game. This may not be the only or best approach and there is a lot that can be drawn from science, theory and research….
Read MoreThe public sector entrepreneur – a new type of leadership
When you put public sector and entrepreneur in the same sentence it is tempting to think of tenderpreneurs or corrupt officials running businesses on the side. This article highlights the emerging idea that the public sector needs more entrepreneurial and…
Read MoreThe noble path to a compassionate workplace
It is so important to be inspired. We once in a while look at how to use an ancient framework to inspire us to look at our daily task in a different way. The Gautama Buddha was a sage…
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