8/16/19 8/16/19

The future of culture is the future of work

Sometimes culture has a seat at the executive table. Companies around the global are coming to the realization that cultureis a critical component of the future design of the organization.

6/5/19 6/5/19

Dive In - be agile

One of the keys to business excellence is the ability to empower the organization to be one that makes decisions and then has enough flexibility to adjust the course later. My Book "Dive in - lessons learnt since business school" proposes that we need to be more agile and flexible.

5/21/19 5/21/19

World Day for Cultural Diversity

It would be great if our world was a place where dialogue is the norm. Where people talk to each other with respect and dignity.

4/26/19 4/26/19

Episode 161: The Savvy Dentist with Dr Jesse Green

4/3/19 4/3/19

Are values aspirational ?

Apart of the global research into culture, I interviewed the HR manager of a food manufacturing and distribution company. As part of the discussion we looked at values. We addressed the importance of values.

3/18/19 3/18/19

Just because you can

Today we use the term – paying it forward.How much do you do for others just because you can ?

3/13/19 3/13/19

Does culture have a $ value ?

Can we place a value on that culture or is culture a soft “thing” that cant be measured ?

3/8/19 3/8/19

What is a Mentor ? Do you need one ?

I have always been fiercely independent. I have never been able to follow a particular mentor to the exclusion of all others. However, over many years in business I have had countless influencers and mentors.

3/6/19 3/6/19

Crowd-sourcing self esteem

3/4/19 3/4/19

Is a Tie a useful piece of clothing?

For many years I have advocated the removal of the tie as a piece of clothing.

3/1/19 3/1/19

What is the truth?

How do these to ideas come together in 2019 and beyond. We live in an era of fake news and post-truth. And so what then constitutes perfect information ? How does the truth then relate to this ?

2/20/19 2/20/19

A tale of two cultures

Interviewing a manger of an engineering and construction business who had recently changed employer, I was fascinated by the completely different cultures of the two organizations.