Empowerment is more than a buzz word, it is a real management tool that is pragmatic and must be implemented if you are to build a high performing organisation. Why does empowerment have a bad name? Probably because of silly pop psychology techniques such left-brain/right-brain thinking. And there are many others. A definition: that employees [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Empowerment
Posted in Leadership, tagged empowerment, Leadership, Management, motivation on October 30, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Achieving results through others
Posted in Leadership, Team Building, tagged Leadership, Management, motivation on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
People motivate themselves, this article looks at how to set up structures and enable change to flourish. The Carrot and Stick Approach The carrot and stick approach is as old as the hills and the method of lazy managers. At best you will achieve temporary compliance. Over the long term loyalty will be absent and [...]
Uncertainty, randomness, and risk.
Posted in Management, tagged black swan, Leadership, Management, risk, Strategy, taleb, uncertainty on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Uncertainty, randomness, and risk. These are the notions of business and life I have been researching of late. The GFC, and its personal impact, has caused me to look deeper into my own decision making processes, risk appetite and my own definitions of what I want out of life. Having started a business during a [...]