Back From Moscow
I got back from Moscow two days ago and flicking through my passport noticed that my first visit was on the 2nd February 2006. The three years working on this programme with senior Russian executives have been a highlight in my working life.
The reasons for this are many. These director-level executives are [...]

Rising To A Challenge
This morning I made one of my too infrequent visits to Alex Bellinger’s excellent Smallbizpod, and had a listen to his interview with Doug Richards, serial entrepreneur and one of the Dragons.
Alex asked Doug what the one thing a small business should do in the current business environment. He said constantly [...]

“Disengaged Employees. Hamstrung Innovation. Inflexible Organisations.”

The headline is from Gary Hamel and Bill Breen’s book, The Future of Management, which I have been critiquing and reflecting on in my past few posts.
My overwhelming impression of the book is that while there is much to agree with, it is far too long on overstatement and short [...]