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The Dilbert Paradox

24 August, 2010 by James Lawther 2 Comments

Most managers will tell you that talent is the key to organisational success.  Organisations spend millions on executive search and management development, tracking down and creating the best and the brightest. So?  If engaging talent is the biggest management issue why is the Dilbert cartoon so popular? Once we have expended all this energy tracking […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: Dilbert, Dilbert paradox, motivation, trust

Leadership Brand

20 August, 2010 by James Lawther 1 Comment

The latest HR insight from the US.  Have you developed your leadership brand? Do you want to give the aura of being “tactically strategic” or “passionately dispassionate“. Have you tested it with your colleagues and gained feedback? Are you committed to making this part of your “personal growth plan”? Is this rubbish? I suppose it […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: communication, empowerment, marketing, trust, video

Stupid Suppliers

17 August, 2010 by James Lawther 1 Comment

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Are your suppliers a bunch of wasters who are just after your money and not to be trusted? Do you spend your whole life beating them up over late orders and poor performance? What would life be like if: You ran a risk/reward share with them? You held a party for them each year to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Employee Engagement Tagged With: supply chain, teamwork, trust

Virtual Control

12 August, 2010 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

Eric Whitacre has produced an amazing virtual choir.  You can hear their recording of “Lux Aurumque” on the YouTube video below. Eric has never met or practiced with his choir, it contains more than 185 singers from 12 countries. He simply asked them all to download his sheet music and a video of him conducting, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Process Improvement Tagged With: best practice, empowerment, error proofing, organisation, process control, purpose, teamwork, training, trust, video

Mad Business Rules

16 February, 2010 by James Lawther Leave a Comment

There are plenty of examples of mad business rules. According to Sky News, the supermarket chain Asda refused to sell a 44-year-old mother alcohol because she was shopping with her teenage son.  The supermarket chain went on to admit that its tough alcohol sales policy may “seem mad”. It does seem mad, on a number […]

Filed Under: Blog, Operations Analysis Tagged With: accountability, beliefs, business rules, trust

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