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Don’t Let Them Touch Your Soul
In The No Asshole Rule, and in my asshole management tips, I talk about all sorts of dif… carry on reading.
Do professional movie critics evaluate films the same way as the rest of us?
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Emotions in music are universally recognised
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We’re unable to read our own body language
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The social vs process debate makes no sense
It started with a remark from a friend, a few weeks ago :
There’s nothing social in this project. Only good old processes
I clearly understood what he meant but, in some ways, I was not comfortable with… carry on reading.
How we can recalibrate the notion of organization
Organizations come in all shapes and sizes, and ever since Charles Handy wrote
Strategy + falsehood = error
An otherwise great column in HBR It’s Time for the 3-D MBA about improvi… carry on reading.
Culture-clash eating Nomura’s strategy
I wrote last year about the potential pitfalls that might await those ba
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What’s the role ‘gut instinct’ in business?
The most recent series of The Apprentice finished this week here in the UK. I lost interest in it long ago as a tool for organisa
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The future of Enterprise Collaboration. Where do you think it’s headed?
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Can The Big Egos Please Leave The Building
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What kind of relationship are you ready for?
Brands are interested in joining the conversation and have heard social media enables enriched customer relationships. Most brands will reply “we have a relationship with our customers” (usually sales or service interactions), “s… carry on reading.
Is there anything like ‘best practices’ in managing change within the organisation?
This question is more focused in changing the mindset of people within the organisation (for either using a new technology or applying new techniques in improving the work culture etc.). Essentially it is about changing people’s behaviour to adapt to… carry on reading.
Has team building become an "endangered species"? If so, why and what can be done about it?
I stumbled across a short but interesting blog post by Mark Harbeke (who isLinked in member). Team Building: An Endangered Species Because of the Economy? April 9, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/n9sxm2 “Out of 17 areas where the sampled organizations said t… carry on reading.
Why don’t consultants offer to work collaboratively more readily?
Consultants are engaged to provide solutions to business. Sometimes, to achieve the best outcome for the client, consultants are required from a number of disciplines. There are some teams that have a logical connection (e.g. cost accountants and sys… carry on reading.
What creative training and development techniques can you recommend for engaging people?
The ability to engage with people, build rapport and gain credibility quickly is essential to a successful working relationship. I’m interested in training and development techniques that you have come across that focus on this area, with a creative… carry on reading.
Could organizations achieve more if they shifted their focus from sales goals that reflected $ to goals that included developing mutually beneficial relationships?
Understanding we are all dependent on driving revenue to stay in business, is it possible to begin to shift the focus to longer term benefits and away from simply making the sale? Would this enable us to drive different and more beneficial activities… carry on reading.
What have you done to improve collaboration/ communication with your customers and suppliers?
I’m interested to understand what technologies and business processes people have employed to be more responsive/ communicative with their customers and suppliers.… carry on reading.
Looking for literature on human dynamics throughout history
I am looking for books, reports, thesis, articles etc. that look into the way humans have related to each other throughout history. If you have suggestions, they would be very welcome.… carry on reading.
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