by Graeme Codrington | Nov 11, 2005 | Archive, Future Trends, Organisational Development
Imagine this… You’re a manager in a large corporate, and you’re working on an important project. You assess your current team, and you realise that you’re a little short of some skills, and the team is not quite as balanced as should be. It...
by TomorrowToday Global | Nov 9, 2005 | Organisational Development
Fast Company – Soul Assassins Consulting: If You’re Not Part of the Solution, There’s Good Money to Be Made Prolonging the Problem Meetings: None of Us Is as Dumb as All of Us These are some of the blurbs in the posters that Despair Inc. are...
by TomorrowToday Global | Nov 4, 2005 | Archive, Future Trends, Organisational Development
Today, your office headquarters could be an impressive office block, your humble study or the local deli. Because the modern office environment has changed (and continues to transform even while you read this), new work opportunities have arisen. Together with these...
by TomorrowToday Global | Oct 27, 2005 | Organisational Development
“The Perfect Office Culture… …probably doesn’t exist, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying to provide an environment where everyone feels trusted, empowered and a part of the team.” So says Keith Robinson, the author of To-Done!, a regularly...
by Graeme Codrington | Oct 24, 2005 | Archive, Organisational Development
“Understanding the underlying forces that turn success into failure” The following thoughts are extracted from Jamshid Gharajedaghi’s book, Systems Thinking: Managing Chaos & Complexity (Pub. Butterworth-Heinemann. 1999) (buy it online at...
by Graeme Codrington | Oct 7, 2005 | Archive, Organisational Development
(Yes, this is sort of about Jacques Kallis – for those who know cricket, or Jacques, see previous post on this issue). The Dilbert Principle refers to a 1990s satirical theory stating that companies should promote their worst employees to managerial positions so...