Leading Through Discussion
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 great detail even though he knew the plan would never work out...
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 1966.
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 workplace living.
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 2022, I believe.
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
Debunking the myth of the matrix
It’s time to get rid of the dotty line and ditch the micromanagement that riddles matrix-led organisations
