As a counterpoint to the earlier post on my opinion of how to do Change Management, this is an unedited extract of an article about Telstra that appeared in the Sydney […]
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Managing people in an organisation.
Problem solving
“It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problem just with potatoes.” – Douglas Adams
Read moreThe idea monopoly?
When leaders learn to creatively engage their subordinates in everyday decision making, they can make change happen. I have written here before about Change Management. I am still of the […]
Read moreOur timid collective age
“There was no filling in of forms, no demanding of a fortnight’s notice in writing, no referring to some remote impersonal authority for a decision, or any other of the […]
Read moreLaugh, eat, drink…
… certainly sounds like the right thing to do at this time of year! As per an earlier post here, the VPS-CIN ran a Christmas Celebration last Thursday, featuring Humour […]
Read moreLaughter – the stress medicine
“Creativity and humour are identical. They both involve bringing together two items, which do not have an obvious connection and creating a relationship. Laughter improves creativity. Laughing… is a very […]
Read moreInnovation and competitive advantage
A couple of quotes from the Ark Group Promoting a Culture of Knowledge in the Public Sector conference: “In the global race for innovation, it’s not as much about leveraging […]
Read more(Un)written Rules of Management
“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, or to others, is not a nice person.” Bill Swanson, CEO, Raytheon.
Read moreThe Chessboard of Management
“In a chess match, each position has its own unique possibilities and each opponent has his or her own ideas about how to capitalise on them. But as a leader […]
Read moreSmall is the New Big
Just got a newsletter from Helen Paige of The Paige Group. (We met at KM Australia recently.) She included some great ideas from Seth Godin‘s book. Godin advises us to […]
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