I have come across the following types of organisations: Discussion lovers: They love to talk, gain everyone's perspective, and try to keep everyone involved. The management keeps its people happy. No major disruptive decisions are made, and the organisation continues...
Our real values may not be what we publicise on our website, flyers and posters. Our real values are a reflection of our current state of business. For example, the high employee turnover, manual processes, lack of a safe environment, and non-compliance notices from...
The great idea I had three months ago, may well be quite stupid today. The methodology that worked for ten projects before, may not work in the current project. The perfect plan I formulated a week ago, may well be all wrong today. We may like to think that we are...
For a few teams, everything is too difficult. Most tasks are complex and full of risks. Projects take too long. Most meetings end up with more meetings but no concrete outcomes. The team members want to protect themselves from vulnerabilities. Everything appears to...
Why wait until the end of the project to communicate the lessons learned? Every day, lessons are being learned. Why not add five minutes to the end of recurring meetings to share and discuss lessons learned?Furthermore, knowing something is not the same as learning...
Leaders must recognise that physical strength and appearance don't necessarily translate to real-world abilities. Similarly, the skills and behaviours we train our staff for can significantly impact our company culture. Just as someone who trains their body for...
We talk about the company's vision, mission, values, strategy and goals. But what about corporate habits? Corporate habits are the default or standard way the employees operate within the organisation. These habits also form part of the corporate culture. For example,...
We often stress too much about the stress. We need to stress ourselves and others to achieve bigger things. We must sweat, persevere, and sacrifice to attain higher goals. When we are on our toes, we develop much faster as individuals and organisations. Stress is not...