John Bittleston

In this tumultuous world, it’s easier to be brash and violent than to work on the all-important craft of relating well to people

A FAMOUS WWII British general, Bernard Montgomery, had two fundamental rules about fighting the North Africa campaign. One was to plan in great detail even though he knew the plan would never work out...

WHICH birthday makes you think you are “getting on”? Or is it an event such as being passed over for a promotion?

THE trouble with targets is that bosses set them.

IT was a fantastic experience to sail the Atlantic on the penultimate crossing of the old Cunard Liner RMS Queen Mary in 1966.

BUSINESS managers did not equip themselves to be politicians except, perhaps, to be able to deal with the petty politics of everyday workplace living.

ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is upsetting our concept of ownership. It already “owns” everything that has been published or created – up to 2022, I believe.

In Part 2 of our discussion on culture, we think through the areas in which you can ‘audit’ your workplace’s culture

In Part 1 of this discussion, we look at the symptoms that point to questionable culture

Whatever age group you are hiring, what matters is the future