That is a libelous statement, but it is fairly obviously true, I was in McDonald’s with my children only last weekend and it was jam-packed full of spotty teenagers. It is a slam-dunk case of cause and effect. All those burgers will make you spotty. Really? What else could be going on? If you are a […]
Archives for July 2013
The Most Powerful Management Tool in the World (Probably)
If you want your staff to do something, don’t just command them to do it, put in place a structure, something that helps them to do what you want. Make life easy for them: If you want short meetings, buy stand up meeting tables If you want conversation, lay on a great canteen If you […]
How are you Organised?
When you ask for an organisation chart I bet you expect to see something like this: If I gave you an organisation chart that looked a little more like this: What would that tell you about the organisation? Would you like to be an employee? Would you like to be a customer? What does your […]
The Simple and Ineffective way to Improve Performance
There is a line of thought that there are three types of target: 1. Fact of life targets If you don’t meet these targets you simply don’t qualify: To be a world-class 100 meter sprinter you have to run sub 10 seconds If you want to stay in business you have to sell enough to […]