What’s the best way to improve your business? Where should you put your development time and effort to get the greatest return? There are two lines of thought: #1: Revolution Focus on the big strategic levers and the radical steps. Making bold moves is the most important thing you can do. Don’t worry about the […]
4 Ways to Solve a Problem
An apocryphal story: A man you know is hungry. There are 4 ways you could solve his problem: Slap him about a bit. This will take his mind of it. Hunger gone, problem solved. Give him a fish to eat. Hunger gone, problem solved. Give him a fishing rod and show them how to fish. Hunger gone, problem solved. Develop a […]
Saint or Sinner
Two employees: Employee 1: Jane When faced with an issue Jane will improvise and adapt her approach. She doesn’t bother her manager or others. If Jane notices that somebody else has made a mistake she fixes it. There is no noise or palaver, she keeps things moving. Jane never makes any mistakes herself, or at least never […]
Rule 20: Persistence Pays
Stick at it I know how to run a marathon Walk out of your front door and start running. When you can’t run any more stop. The next day try again. Run a little further. Stick at it. I know how to look like Arnold Schwarzenegger Go to the gym and lift something heavy. When you can’t […]
Evidence Based Management
This is a guest post Management is not a profession… It isn’t like medicine, engineering or law; it is a state in which we live. Sometimes it is formal — perhaps a promotion at work. Sometimes it is informal — circumstances force us to organise things. Remember when you could no longer do everything yourself? There are no legal, […]
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