John Bittleston
In 2024, focus on honing your ‘soft skills’
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
How to survive and succeed in a disrupted world? With sound strategy
A FAMOUS WWII British general, Bernard Montgomery, had two fundamental rules about fighting the North Africa campaign. One was to plan in...
Getting on in your career when you’re getting on in your years
WHICH birthday makes you think you are “getting on”? Or is it an event such as being passed over for a promotion?
Bosses should stop setting targets
THE trouble with targets is that bosses set them.
Why SMEs don’t grow
IT was a fantastic experience to sail the Atlantic on the penultimate crossing of the old Cunard Liner RMS Queen Mary in...
Why mixing business and politics can be a powerful force for peace
BUSINESS managers did not equip themselves to be politicians except, perhaps, to be able to deal with the petty politics of everyday...
Does AI already own everything?
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is upsetting our concept of ownership. It already “owns” everything that has been published or created – up to...
How ethics, vision, empathy and rewards help fix business culture
In Part 2 of our discussion on culture, we think through the areas in which you can ‘audit’ your workplace’s culture
Does your business culture need improving?
In Part 1 of this discussion, we look at the symptoms that point to questionable culture
Help older workers make their mark
Whatever age group you are hiring, what matters is the future
