The biggest, unchecked Business Disease – Behavioural Waste™ Organisations believe in leadership development as there are $billions invested in leadership development every year, made on the assumption that “better leaders get better results”. Some, more focused (maybe informed) investors focus their leadership programmes on engagement, assuming better...
Leadership and Engagement
Where do Reality-Driven Leaders start?
Where do Reality-Driven Leaders start? We’re often asked this question and what may be surprising is that no matter the size of the organisation the answer is the same – start with reality. Why? Because we instinctively know that’s the right place, yet we all make assumptions...
Does your Culture help the Organisation Succeed?
Does your Culture help the Organisation Succeed? There’s a lot written about what organisations should be doing to improve performance, however the reality is your organisation is where it is, not where a book or an article says it is, or needs to be. Sounds simple...
Are you trying to prove Einstein wrong?
Have you noticed how the one or two line sayings from real thought leaders are always simple and yet have far deeper meanings once you start to think about them. So when Einstein said, “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking....
Is Behavioural Waste the missing link to Lean Programmes Succeeding?
Why do Lean Programmes fail? Research suggests that over 70% of all lean programmes fail. If you’d like to see some research about what might be the why then this link is useful http://www.lean.org/Search/Documents/352.pdf Yet during my years in the oil&gas, construction and retail industries I’ve implemented many...
Do beliefs matter?
Do beliefs matter? What do you think? As if it were yesterday I can hear my mother saying Be careful what you believe, it might just happen! And sure enough it usually does – but is that surprising? Take the example of the recent UK referendum on...
Do you know how much The Elephant in the Room Costs?
The Elephant in the Room – Do you know how much it costs? The ‘Elephant in the Room’ is a metaphorical idiom for an obvious truth that is going unaddressed. These ‘Elephants’ are commonly something we know about but choose to ignore and it often applies to...
Management Training – is it time to change the approach?
If it’s not bust don’t fix it! For decades, if an organisation wanted to develop its people as leaders, team players or as top performers; or for people to become more motivated, or have the ability to handle change, to improve communication, it simply left it to...
Is Your Mind Fit for golf?
Is your mind fit for golf can simply mean: Who turns up to Play? What we all know is that when we go and play or practise golf, me, as in “my body” is always there. But who turns up? Which brain or mindset have you brought...
Is Employee Engagement of Value to Your Organisation?
What are the benefits of employee engagement? The following is abbreviated from the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD) and is as good as any in explaining the benefits to the employee and employer.(Note A) 1. Put simply, the right leadership and positive attitudes leads to engaged...