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Are we all managers now?: the rise of the self-organising organisations.
The future of manager is connected to the future of work. There has been talk of the self-organising organisation, which would cut or end the need for managers. Instead, we are all managers now. The future of work will be … Continue reading
Posted in change managment, culture, learning organisation, local government, management
Tagged Active management, Business, Decision making, management, management firm, Organization, Passive management, self organising, social media
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Leadership is not a conversation
Despite the claims of Groysberg and Slind at Harvard Business Review, leadership is not a conversation because staff do not listen. The staff do not listen because what is being presented as a “conversation” or a “dialogue” is instead a … Continue reading
Why change Management is hard: sometimes you have to make the bricks
When people talk about change management, they often focus on large issues, like strategy, vision, and culture. All of these are important to setting the goals for the change management programme. Yet, what is often overlooked is the mechanics of … Continue reading
Posted in change, change managment, creative destruction, culture, management, path dependency
Tagged brick wall, Business, change management, frontline workers, leadership, management, Masonry and Stone, Organizational Change, Wallpaper
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Good Corporate Citizen or Good Person: check your ethics at the door?
With the recent financial crisis hitting the world, there have been a several attempts to understand what went wrong with the system. A financial and economic system that delivered staggeringly good results and provided economic benefits to billions of people … Continue reading
Posted in coruption, culture, management
Tagged Business, Consulting, corporate citizens, Corporate citizenship, Ethics, leadership, Lehman Brothers, management, Philosophy, politics, Research, unethical behaviour
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If you discipline staff more than you promote them, is it time to rethink your HR policy?
An organisation’s policies and rules show the internal culture. If the documents are written to protect the organisation first and the employee second, you know there may be a flawed culture. The policies set the framework for rewards and punishments. … Continue reading
Posted in culture, learning organisation, management
Tagged bonus structures, Human resources, leadership, management, Organizational culture, Performance management, Senior management, unspoken dialogue
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What a photocopier tells you about your corporate culture
Many times leaders will ask themselves how they can tell the morale of their troops. Sure signs of bad morale are easy to spot. We see slumped shoulders, people looking at their shoes, people not picking up after themselves and … Continue reading
Posted in change, culture, management
Tagged corporate culture, culture change, leadership, management
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Reducing the Deficit: Leadership and the challenge of deficit thinking in management
One thing I have been noticed is how managers and leaders approach problems. In a previous job, I had a couple of projects that were technically challenging and had to get sign off from a number of managers before being … Continue reading
Posted in change, culture, management
Tagged leadership, management, Middle management, Strategic Management
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Three reasons why Apple will disappear by 2020: What Machiavelli tells us about managing Apple’s future.
Apple is changing with Steven Jobs stepping down from his current CEO role to become Chairman of the Board. In doing so, he presents Apple with a challenge and one that all companies have to face. How do you replace … Continue reading
Posted in change, creative destruction, innovation, path dependency, relative success, renewal
Tagged Apple, failure, fortune, leadership, Machiavelli, management, Steve Jobs, succession
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Productivity seminars: social media efficiency gains?
We all face situations where we do not get the most out of our IT equipment. Staff who are unaware of a machine’s full options may end up using powerful PCs as typewriters. How do you make sure you, your … Continue reading
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Tagged knowledge, knox report, local government, management, productivity, social media
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Thoughts on management 