I have recently designed a one-day change management workshop to support the group of companies’ Transformation process, dealing with the people aspects of change and transition. One of the aspects of the transformation that management is worried about here, is...
It is only recently, in my new company, that I realised how often I have been involved with the introduction of 360⁰ feedback. From the first time, more than 25 years ago, with a short paper version, a handful of questions and very little expertise. Supporting...
I recently ran a two half-day’s workshop for the extended leadership team of the national chemical company. We dealt with strategic thinking and looked at how their two-year old strategic plan might need adapting due to the transformation plans of our entire group of...
I have been reminded recently in my current company, about the problems there can sometimes be setting up teams to work on small projects. Or rather not the setting up, but in ensuring they deliver what they were supposed to do and on time. Here they were started for...
One of the most difficult challenges organisations have during change or transition is communication. I have been reminded about this as my current company has entered ’transformation’. What to say and to whom is a tricky problem. A simple model that I have used many...
One of the most amusing, but nevertheless insightful exercises I have done with groups, ends up with the participants taking their clothes off. Well at least some of them. (Clothes that is, not participants). I trust I now have your attention. The exercise is to...
One of my favourite exercises with new teams is ‘Lifelines’. I’ve used it a lot through the years, especially when the team is almost all new. It has never let me down and it never fails to surprise. It sounds simple but seems to generate amazing, personal, in-depth...
Last week I ran a half-day interactive session for high-potentials at NIS, the Siberian National Oil Company in Belgrade, Serbia. They wanted to hear how corporate values can drive culture and result-oriented performance management. My case studies were three...
Whenever I have been involved in a change process, whether a major reorganization, a reduction round or the introduction of new processes, I learned very early on that "communication" will always be an issue. However much you think you are communicating, it will never...
It is never nice to lose a job, especially through no fault of your own, but the chances are it will happen to most of us at some stage in our career. There are plenty of articles about what you should do then to improve your chances of re-employment. Unfortunately...