Results for the category: Managing

Where to focus #1

June 23, 2015

Dragon If customers are churning away faster than they’re turning towards, there’s a problem. If revenues are down, if weak staff stay whilst good ones leave, if everything takes longer than long,... READ MORE

When teams repel

June 22, 2015

Officer Some teams get out of hand. A closed shop with disruptive social mores and in jokes that repel even the most confident and talented boarders. If the team isn’t effective, it’s an... READ MORE

When there’s no way forward

May 30, 2015

Knots The good thing about formal authority is that it’s clear who makes the decisions. Good practice says take the temperature, ask for counsel, weigh up the evidence and options, gather the team... READ MORE

Positive Deviance

May 24, 2015

Telegraph In his 2007 book, Better - A Surgeons Notes on Performance, Atul Gawande tells the story of asking simple questions and listening to the answer. It starts with Jerry and Monique Sternin... READ MORE