When it comes to maximising people’s performance at work, I hold three key beliefs that underlie all my thinking and actions: People want to do the best job they possibly can They can be trusted Individuals and organisations perform at their best when they work together, rather than against each other Of course, I’m not …
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Inspired by Ted Coine’s recent blog “Don’t be a Twit” (find him on twitter as @tedcoine) and some subsequent conversations with TrueTwit users, I decided to put pen to paper, or rather fingers to keys. The increasing number of TrueTwit validation requests I get is really beginning to irritate me, particularly as, so far as …
Given enough time, I could probably come up with literally hundreds of reasons why collaboration within and between organisations is a really, really good idea. But as it’s Friday afternoon I think I’ll keep it brief and start off with just 4. And then I’ll break each of those 4 down into 4 more. The …
How many times have you heard or said something that sounds broadly like “Our people are our most valuable asset”? I know it’s a cliché, but I imagine that most people reading this would, at least generally, agree with that sentiment. Well, here’s the bad news: IT’S NOT TRUE! What’s worse: some of your people …
I enjoyed an excellent lunch with a group of women business leaders yesterday. At one point the conversation turned to the recent “sexist banter” incident at Sky Sports, that resulted in the sacking of Andy Gray, and resignation of Richard Keys. I was quite surprised that everyone who expressed an opinion said something along the …
Now is the perfect time to review what you did and what you achieved over the past year, and invent ways to build powerfully on it and make your next year even better. In the day to day hurly burly of life and business we hardly ever take time out to make a clear and …
Two people I know died over the Christmas holidays. The first one, Colin, had a profound influence on me 40 years ago. He was one of my favourite teachers at school. I liked and respected him, and the feeling was reciprocated. As a result, I wanted to learn from him, and he became one of …
I decided to pay a little visit to the Apple store on London's Regent Street this morning. It's one of those places I gravitate to when I'm in the area and have a few spare minutes, for no other reason than I just love being there. And that's the point, really. The Regent Street store …
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Doing stuff together with other people just works. – and it can be very easy. Whether it's work, rest or play, sharing the load/experience/fun with someone else invariably produces a worthwhile outcome. When it somes to business, I believe passionately in the power and benfit of collaboration within, and between, organisations. Engagement, openness and co-creation …
Do you remember how just two years ago millions of people both inside and outside the US were enthused and excited by the possibilities they saw for the future, and delighted in using the phrase “Yes we can!” One morning last week on the “Today” programme on BBC Radio 4, I heard a report on …
