I follow the Corporate Rebels and Joost, in their regular Newsletter, ever so often pens something that I find of great interest and relevant to the current business situation. Joost’s attached document highlights how the current Command-and-Control management approach in business has had a devastating impact upon organizations. He states that “Efficiency (that supposedly comes […]
Fifteen years ago I had problems to persuade my Professor (Middlesex University) to agree that my Master’s thesis should be focussed on Personal Values as the main driver for Continuous Personal High-Performance in business organizations. I had the same problem, a few years later, when I had to choose the focus of a PhD thesis […]
Dr Sherrie Campbell is a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of clinical training and experience. Apart from providing counselling and psychotherapy services she is one of the top writers for Entrepreneur.com and hosts her own Radio Show. As an author she has published 3 books. Recently I came across a document she wrote on […]
Gallup Inc for years have established – via the millions of replies to their questions sent out on a global basis – that the 70% of the workforce are disengaged from their jobs. Employee disengagement at 70% is a massive problem and all people in business need not only to be aware of the situation […]
For years Gallup Inc’s Global surveys have shown that the engagement of the workforce, globally, is on average less than 30% every year. One can pontificate about the quality of workers, about the poor educational systems, about generational differences, about the lack of state support, about the poor economy, about the lack of skilled workers […]
Rodger Dean Duncan in his book “LeaderSHOP” claims that “Teamwork is more common as a buzzword than as an actual practice”. He continues to write “In a bid to boost performance, teamwork is touted in corporate vision statements, on wall posters, T-shirts, key chains and coffee mugs. Teamwork is the subject of banal pep talks […]
In terms of business growth, outlook and profitability, 2019 will probably turn out to be as limp as 2018. Any self-respecting and responsible person will be asking what should be done to prevent sinking into a stultifying malaise. Well, before acting one should think, explore and question what we understand, expect and normally do. Max […]
The Steinhoff crash wiped more than R200 billion off the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, erased more than half the wealth of tycoon Christo Wiese and knocked the pension funds of millions of ordinary South Africans. “Enron is the Olympic Gold of corporate fraud. Enron lost R 693 billion, Steinhoff at its peak lost R 350 billion. […]
Jim Collins in his best-seller “Good to Great” reports that the great companies recruit the RIGHT people and place them in the RIGHT positions to do the RIGHT things. The big question is, “Who are the RIGHT people”? They are certainly not the so-called SUPERSTARS of the business world. A 2004 Harvard Business Review Study […]
There could be hundreds of Responsibilities in any Business Organization. In my opinion, the three most critical and important business responsibilities, in order of priority, are: The Responsibility of the Staff is to Serve the Customer. The Responsibility of the Leadership is to Care for the Staff. The Responsibility of Everyone in the Business Organization […]