Organisational culture If you have been reading this blog for a while you will have noticed that I am a caught in a repeating loop. The human equivalent of a stuck record. I write about organisational improvement. There are lots of fascinating advances in technology, management thinking and other whiz-bang solutions that I could pontificate […]
The Alpha Male Paradox
It isn’t really me I’m not what you would call an alpha male, truth be told I’d struggle to qualify as a beta male. I will never scare anybody into submission. I’m your average middle management wimp. But I have an alpha male hero My hero is Frank Shamrock. If you have not heard of […]
What Is the Score?
The bully A while back I watched an internal audit. I saw an Area Director evaluate his Ops Supervisor. The results were, how can I best put it? Poor… Out of a possible 20 audit points the area scored 3. The boss went ballistic. He took his subordinate aside and destroyed her. He told her […]
A World Class Ego
ego ˈiːɡəʊ,ˈɛːɡəʊ/ noun: a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance. “he needed a boost to his ego” Synonyms: self-worth, self-respect, self-conceit, self-image, self-confidence, amour propre We all have egos But the ego of a corporate manager is stronger than most. Beyond a point we don’t work for the money. Power and status drive us. We even […]
Specialists Kill Innovation
Organisations want innovation I’m not sure that statement is strictly true. Organisations say they want innovation, but the status quo is a very comfortable, unthreatening place to be. Organisations need innovation Maybe that is more realistic. If you don’t evolve and adapt whilst those around you are, then you are unlikely to survive. Innovation comes […]