18 Feb

Posted at 13:55h in People

Values have become a tick-box exercise with organizations thinking they need values, so they define them and display them as a pretty picture on the wall. What a waste of time and effort not to mention ignoring a possible great tool for improving business performance! My view is that if you cannot capture the minds and hearts of your employees with your values, you are better off not having them at all! So what do I mean by this last statement? Firstly, defining...

25 Jan

Posted at 10:06h in People, Strategy

You have successfully built your organization. You now have employees who know more about the daily operations that you do. Your role is in the transition from being the entrepreneur where you were responsible for everything whilst you built the organization to one of leading your team. How well are you coping in this new role? Are you still trying to do everything and are effectively getting in the way? Or are you leading the team to greater heights? There are several activities that you can get right that...