As an organization ages it accumulates sludge. Sludge is something that the organization once need to do, it solved a need, but things have changed. Sludge is what remains. It slows down processes, absorbs effort, blunts productivity and, of course, loses profitability. Enjoy the video!
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How is your organisation running?
Does your organisation run like a well oiled machine or does it feel like you have square wheels? Enjoy the video.
Continue readingWho do you hire?
What do you look for when you hire? Do you hire people who fit in? Should you? Where do you get new ideas? Enjoy the video!
Continue readingManaging in Turbulent Economic Times
Most Executives and Managers today have not faced difficult market conditions. Those of us with a few grey hairs, remember and learnt what was needed through several economic crises. Some tips in this video though!
Continue readingRevenue Growth through Operations
Your Gross Margin is an essential statistic to live and breathe. Improving your margins is something everyone should do every day! Enjoy the video.
Continue readingRevenue Growth from Sales
One of the top business concerns this year is Revenue Growth. The difficult economic conditions of Brexit and the US-China tariff battles have been exacerbated by the Coronavirus sweeping China and infiltrating other countries. These conditions make people reluctant to spend, so your Sales people are telling you I have no doubt. Enjoy the video.
Continue readingHuman Resources or Human Relations?
The HR department has evolved rapidly over the last 50 years. Is this a valuable evolution or is the HR department doomed to die out?
Continue readingLack of Investment
Are you struggling to get investment in your business? Do Lenders not think the Risk/Reward ratio is satisfactory? Then do the other thing! Watch the video.
Continue readingAccountants and Pornography
You’ve heard the phrase ‘steeped in culture’? Maybe that resonates with a concept of an intellectual approach to life for you, the arts, literature and performance. But we are all steeped in our own culture. The culture of our peers, our workmates, our family. That culture directs your attention, develops your interests or censors them. What do you think of this story? What has their culture blinded them to?
Continue readingThe Definition of Engaged Employees
Are you interested in the employee engagement phenomenon? Do you believe employee engagement can lift your organisation’s performance substantially? To start down this path you need to have a working definition of engaged employees.
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