This great article from Gallup speaks to one central pillar, contracting, in cascading star performance from your top 20% to the rest of your team: http://gmj.gallup.com/content/153341/Why-Strengths-Matter-Training.aspx Performance interventions (whether learning, e-learning, on the job, or a complete organisational transformation) are … Continue reading
The lean way, pioneered by Toyota over 50 years ago, adds value for the customer by eliminating waste and identifying “the best way.” Lean is not yet much used for “soft” processes, like learning and development; but those of our … Continue reading
What makes for a successful organisation has changed significantly over the past 20 years, and will certainly change even more in the next 20 years. We just don’t know (yet) what successful organisations will be like in 2042! Nor exactly … Continue reading
A new book “Under Pressure” has just been published by our colleagues Denis Sartain & Maria Katsarou. Published by Marshall Cavendish, it is ready for order at amazon.co.uk & amazon.com and various on-line book sellers. It will also be available … Continue reading
There is an orchestra with no conductor, no management, and no soloists. Called Spira Mirabilis (the logarithmic spiral found across nature, e.g. in shells), the musicians use the power of distributed leadership. The ‘leader’ is one big idea, a shared … Continue reading
