Who doesn’t want to improve things? Albeit with the best intentions not much comes to fruition. Too often improvements fail due to their knee jerk implementation; we see a problem and seek to solve it, half way through we realise the problem is bigger than we imagined, we are out of resources and well we […]
The invisible art of leadership Some things should remain invisible; a magician and his tricks, photos of your food on the internet and leadership. Somethings simply work best when they remain hidden. However, the allure of personal ego can be more overpowering than the sanctity of these magical moments. Using these examples: A magician’s […]
Not everyone wants to collaborate Workplaces are centred around different departments [teams] in order to deliver. Arguably, if these teams didn’t exist the organisation would not be able to perform. The underlying assumption in most workplaces is that team work yields results; get a bunch of randoms together and magic will happen. The practical […]
This is a great question, one which should be asked more often. As managers, we are often asked to also become managers of risk. Whilst we can quickly define risks as events of uncertainty, the management of these events is going to vary based upon the situation. Story 1: The fundamentalist approach I recall conducting […]