Motivating Others – where to start?

Motivating Others – where to start?

Let us begin by asking ourselves how we like to be treated.  If your friend who loves football keeps taking you to football matches, even though you prefer watching tennis and have told them so, how does that make you feel? Do you like it? How much do you...
Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn

Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn

I hear a lot of excuses about why leaders fail to coach and develop their people continuously and sustainably – daily operational pressure, difficult economic situation, financial constraints to the business, all hands needed on deck to cope with the workload, etc,...
Don’t bother talking about engagement

Don’t bother talking about engagement

No, seriously – there’s no point!  You can’t talk engagement, you need to do it.   You can tell me that you want my involvement all you like and how important my opinion and contribution is to you and how invaluable my input is to the improvement...
Business Rigour Or Business Rigor Mortis?

Business Rigour Or Business Rigor Mortis?

Too drastic a headline for you?  What is the significance of rigor mortis in business?  Interesting question.  What if a lack of rigour in your internal alignment creates rigor mortis in your productivity?  Don’t buy it?  Fair enough, who says...