The off-the-cuff remark, the joke in poor taste, the hasty, thoughtless response. We all have them tucked away in our guilty conscience. But we have no idea how many other faux pas, unrecalled and seemingly unimportant we have committed, or of their possibly long-lasting effect on the poor recipient. How refreshing it can be when…
Category: motivation
Answer 10 key questions and gain the lead in today’s Generation Game.
This time it’s serious You remember it; I remember it. The Generation Game. The whole idea was to get teams of family members to make utter fools of themselves in front of the camera and win prizes. It was part of our culture, back then. But back then was the ‘70s, fifty years ago. Younger…
5 ways to lead in a VUCA future
In case you hadn’t noticed, your world has gone VUCA. For some time before Covid hit us, business writers and academics, myself included, were warning leaders about the imminent arrival of a VUCA world – where the art of leadership would involve navigating a path littered with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. To some degree,…
Motivation – please handle with care
Back in the early 80’s, I worked in an advertising agency that employed around eighty people. The company’s steady record of growth over twenty-five years meant it was regularly included on the shortlist by clients looking to change agency and it was seen as a ‘safe place to work.’ In other words, in an industry…
