A widely-held view of a leader is someone who tells other people what to do, the one who gives the orders. It’s not a view I subscribe to but it is often an explicit part of the role for someone in a formal leadership position and the reality is those people have, and use, this […] Read More…
“Our people are our greatest asset” is a familiar statement that has escaped the lips of numerous CEOs and organisational leaders. It’s normally met with a sneering retort from said ‘greatest assets’ of “Oh yeah, like @*&! we are”. Sometimes, it is an insincere platitude and deserving of such scorn. Often, however, it is said […] Read More…
Most organisational change projects fail to deliver the desired outcomes. Many transformations fall short of their goals. A couple of years after they have ‘delivered’ it is often found that many of the old cultural values, behaviours and hierarchies have reasserted themselves. The reason for this is that these projects are applied to the mechanics […] Read More…
I almost don’t know where to start with this, it just seems such an evident truth to me. My own experiences of work have made me aware of how damaging and inhuman the modern organisation can be, whilst a brief discussion with friends will throw up all sorts of painful stories about how we are […] Read More…
The way business works today is broken. We all know that. The majority of people hate their jobs and want to work somewhere else. Organisations are soulless places where we play meaningless games to get on and climb up the ladder. Even hospitals and schools that should be full of human spirit have been drained […] Read More…