A talented man John Richard Boyd was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Airforce. He served in World War Two, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He was a more than capable pilot. He attended the most prestigious fighter pilot school in the U.S. He graduated top of his class and was asked to […]
Empowerment
A problem with motivation My youngest daughter (8) is learning to play the saxophone. I’m very jealous, I’d love to be able to play the saxophone. It sounds like so much more fun than management meetings and PowerPoint. Yet no matter what I do, she doesn’t practice. And because she doesn’t practice she will never […]
A Management Fable
Frank and the Spanner In the Midlands there is a factory. They make bits, which fit into other bits, which eventually find their way into washing machines and lawn mowers. It is a grimy old factory that bumps along the bottom of the industrial supply chain, just about making enough money to keep its doors […]
Free Gym Membership Anyone?
Morale is low… It is a big problem, staff turnover is high, skills and expertise are walking out of the door at an alarming rate and my business is heading for a melt-down. Two solutions have been put forward: Solution 1. 1. Review the benefits package, make it more competitive. Do some job matching and pay over […]
How a Morning Croissant can Improve Your Career
The lucky baker I love holidaying in France. One of my guilty pleasures is the boulangerie or baker’s shop. It is not that I am a pig — though I have been known to knock back more than my fair share of croissants — the thing that I love is the shop itself, the window display, […]