You're The New Boss - What Now?

When you take over a new group there are some things you should do right away to assure the success of you and your team.

Realising Improvement & Transforming Perceptions

Organisational success depends on arriving successfully at the meeting point between process excellence, effective risk management, the allocation of resources and having effective partnerships - and this thought leading article introduces the reader to this new way of thinking.

Managing Change - Air Cover

Ever wonder why people are gun shy to join your change project? Wonder no more! Understand the principle of Air Cover - one of the least understood elements of change leadership. When you don't provide Air Cover as a leader you'll end up like the Freedom Fighters at the Bay of Pigs. Illustrated with a real life story.

Charisma in the Workplace

When jobs of high caliber, such as COO, CEO and President, are vacated, there are many qualities to be considered in an applicant, qualities such as capability, experience, and education. But the quality that is most likely to facilitate acquiring such lucrative positions, and there's no doubt about it among the experts, is that part of some personalities called charisma.

Globalization & Management

Everyone is today concerned about globalization. Love it or hate it, globalization is here to stay! Even political parties that are left behind are willy, nilly forced to admit that it is a phenomenon that is well and truly out of the bottle !

Change Management - Adopting A Continuous Improvement Program

When a company chooses a quality improvement program their are a number of change management issues that should be considered.

Leading Change - Don't Skimp on Training

Change leaders are often stuck when it comes to training. On implementation of new tech systems or process changes they are faced with budget contraints that often lead to project failure because of a lack of adequate training. Read on and see clearly why this happens, how to communicate the problem and make a difference today.

Change Is Inevitable - Misery Is A Choice

We live in a world of constant flux where pain is inevitable. Change can mean misery but this can be avoided, and the pain lessened, if change within a company is managed by focusing on people’s behaviors.

Killing Time on the Clock- Disengaged Workers in the Workplace

Disengaged workers can mean life or death to a small business that is dependent on their employees to generate the goodwill among customers vital to survive in a competitive environment. Managers who find themselves in this wasteland of clock watchers and malcontents often need only look to themselves for causes and solutions.

Leading Change - Stop the Bleeding

Your organization is in a dire emergency. What do you do? The big guy just tapped you to turn it around. Read on and you'll know the first thing to do to make a powerful impact right now!

The Collaborative Humanistic Workplace

For the first time in modern history, the workforce will encompass four separate generations working side by side. The Silent Generation (born 1933-1945), Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964), Generation Xers (born 1965-1976), and Generation Yers (born 1977-1998).

Leading Change - Three Musketeers Leadership

The Three Musketeers fought to bring back their once proud outfit. Their slogan ... all for one and one for all. In organizations today leadership is a long lost art. We have to go back to the times of the Three Musketeers to restore leadership and accountability to our organizations. As a change leader you better read this and find out what must happen and why it comes from the Three Musketeers!

What Are You Doing To Reduce Staff Turnover?

Too often employers accept turnover as a cost of doing business. Their business however can be much more profitable and their customers more satisfied if they can implement a successful plan to reduce staff turnover. Actually just small improvements in turnover can increase productivity and customer satisfaction levels significantly. Here's how to do it.

Leading Change - Listen More and Talk Less

Do you notice leaders today talking and not listening? They always seem to have 'the' answer before you ask the question. If you're leading change you best not be one of those leaders. Read on and learn the consequences of talking and not listening during time of leading change.

Leading Change - Big Titles Don't Mean Big Honesty

You've all met them, the guy or gal with the big title who comes in to save the day. Just because they call you a leader sure doesn't make you one. Read on and see the damage done by leaders with big titles who are light on honesty. They think they can say it and make it so.