More and more
organizations are looking outside for solutions to some of the challenges that
they are facing. That is an excellent way of getting in touch with experts, who
are the frontrunners in ...READ»
It’s bound to happen. It’s just a matter of time. Imagine you are about to interview someone for your company’s video.They enter the room. Your interview guest sits in their chair. You sit in yours. The camera rolls. You fire ...READ»
There is already a lot written about what
will happen to the culture of Zappos. Will it remain separate, will it be
integrated or will it be the ‘norm’ also for Amazon? I don’t know what will ...READ»
It's a question that has been tackled by thousands. In fact, there are literally tens of thousands of leadership studies, theories, frameworks, models, and recommended best practices. But where are the clear, simple answers we ...READ»
There
are numerous studies which have shown the positive impact on the results of
employee engagement and involvement.
But what is employee
engagement?
It is the extent to which people identify with, ...READ»
The current structure and way of managing
our companies is basically the same as when the first companies started in the
beginning of the 1900’s.
Ford and mining companies are really good
examples. The focus was on ...READ»
Recently I attended the VINT symposium.Among the great speakers were Umair Haque and Don Tapscott. It was interesting that all speakers agreed on the fact that we now experience different sort of crises at the same time.They ...READ»
I just finished reading Iconoclast from Gegory Burns. It is about how the brain sabotages creative thinking for most ordinary people. An iconoclast is a person who does something that others say can’t be done. It is clear ...READ»
Employee engagement is the name of the game when it comes to strategy acceleration. Until they are engaged, you don't have the level of buy-in and commitment you need to succeed. Here are tips for success from a strategy acceleration expert. READ»
The turning point for a vision is when everyone sees it, gets it, and buys into participating to make it happen... built your vision... make that dream a reality.
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If you just change the paradigm from budget cuts... to opportunities, growth and involvement your organization's business results will be your barometer of employee engagement...
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After scrutinizing 360-degree feedback data on over 11,000 leaders and evaluating the 10% considered the least effective, Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman found the 10 most common leadership shortcomings.These are ranked according to ...READ»
This is the acronym, which is used in the book One Minute Millionaire from Hansen/Allen. It stipulates the important role that every individual plays in the team. This weekend I saw some excellent example sof team work (or the lack ...READ»
Recently two studies from IBM as well as from McKinsey clearly highlight the urgent need to focus on the soft aspects of change, rather than on the hard aspects. This is a must to succeed in today’sever faster changing ...READ»
Currently I am reading the great book ‘ The Power of Design’ from Richard Farson. In his discussion about leadership he says the following: “Love and passion are the organizing forces in leadership and management, overriding ...READ»
In many organizations people are encouraged to continue with ‘business as usual’ and to maintain the status quo. When you think about this, it is quite logical to behave in this way. The current leaders and managers have ...READ»
IntroductionThe pace of change is continuously increasing. Competition is popping up from all over the world.New giants are emerging from countries like China, India, Brazil and South Africa.This puts a lot of pressure on the ...READ»
A lot of organizations still think that change is an exception to the normal situation. They think that the goal is to return to the status quo as soon as possible. In the IT industry I was used to having two major ...READ»
Thinking is the RootThe starting point of all actions is your thoughts. This means that thinking is ultimately the main driver of the results you and your organization achieve. When your thinking is good, you have good results. And ...READ»
When I have a coaching client, they usually come to me because they have a problem. Let’s say that the coachee is out of work. He wants a new job, but he also would like support in defining which job/career is an excellent fit to ...READ»
Last week I had to buy a new pair of running shoes. Because I do run three times per week, I need to buy regularly new shoes. After a certain mileage the cushioning is not working properly anymore. Most of the time a starting pain ...READ»
Last week I did fly with Emirates. As they are number 42 in FC’s top 50, I had highexpectations. However it is clear that they look for their innovation towardstheir airplanes, technologies and procedures, rather than at the ...READ»
How to improve your performance, easily
Introduction
The pace of change is continuously increasing. Competition is popping up from all over the world. New giants are emerging from countries like China, India, Brazil and ...READ»
The lay offs are cascading through geographies, regions and countries. It started in the US, Europe is now following and soon it will be in the East. Whether all share the same reason for those lay offs is very doubtful. It looks ...READ»
With all the focus on the financial crisis, lay offs and closure of companies, most organizations tend to forget that innovation is crucial to their survival.
If you don’t make sure that customers will keep on buying your ...READ»
