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The Birth of the Sacred Cow

24 November, 2012 by James Lawther 3 Comments

Legend has it that the tie that I wore to work this morning started life hundreds of years ago as a neck cloth that was “easily changed to minimise the soiling of a doublet.” Or, to put it in rather less grand terms, a bib. From function to fashion 400 years ago, Croatian mercenaries fighting […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: anonymity, beliefs, compliance, conformity, sacred cows

Engage Your Staff

15 January, 2010 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Keeping your employees engaged is a huge challenge. In fact some regard it as the biggest management challenge of all.  There is lots of debate and theories abound: “pay more”, “flexible working”, “listen to your employees”, “engagement circles”.  The list goes on. My favourite theory is that of Patrick Lencioni who has written a super […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: anonymity, irrelevance, monitoring, purpose

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