by Graeme Codrington | Feb 2, 2009 | Archive, Organisational Development
Here’s an interesting piece of information: According to the UK 2009 Best Companies to Work For survey only 37% of employees in three-star accredited companies – the top award for engagement – are worried about the impact of the current economic climate on their...
by Graeme Codrington | Jan 8, 2009 | Archive, Organisational Development
I am not a big fan of “the best company” type surveys. They can be so easily manipulated and quickly become an end rather than a snapshot they’re supposed to be. Nevertheless, they’re out there, and they can give some insights into trends, so I...
by Graeme Codrington | Jun 24, 2007 | Organisational Development
The 2000’s will be looked back on as the decade of the business school professor as corporate guide. The past few decades have successively (and sometimes concurrently) belonged to big consulting firms (like McKinsey’s), big auditing companies trying to...
by Graeme Codrington | Jun 17, 2007 | Archive, Organisational Development
A founding father of public-opinion research explains why shareholder value isn’t enough. I found this in my archives recently. It is dated 2007, and comes from the McKinsey Quaterly. I have no idea how I got it. It is an excellent read, and supports much of...
by Graeme Codrington | Jun 2, 2007 | Archive, Future Trends, Organisational Development
In the May 31, 2007 edition of The Economist, there was a great article on a topic one of our team, Raymond de Villiers, is doing post graduate studies on: the issue of using gaming techniques to assist business development. The full article is available here (may...
by Dean van Leeuwen | May 30, 2007 | Archive, Future Trends, Organisational Development
Crowdsourcing is a technique that progressive companies are using to translate the enthusiasm of their most highly-engaged customers into valuable marketing, branding, or product-development insight. Dean van Leeuwen, TomorrowToday’s UK and European director,...
