When Homer’s Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, entrusted his son Telemachus to his old friend Mentor as he left for the Trojan War, he did not know that this act…
When Homer’s Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, entrusted his son Telemachus to his old friend Mentor as he left for the Trojan War, he did not know that this act…
“We have a problem. Our staff turnover is quite high; our people make many mistakes and do not take any initiative. Moreover it seems to be impossible to hire an…
Since 2020, most knowledge workers in organisations worldwide had to start switching to remote work. Does this impact employee engagement?…
Since 2020, most knowledge workers in organisations worldwide had to start switching to remote work. Does this impact employee engagement?…
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) has proven to be a methodology that can add measurable benefits to organisations, However, it has shown some shortcomings could potentially be overcome by Lean Innovation Training (LIT).…
“But my job does not require me to be creative. I am not sure why I need to attend this workshop”, was the statement we received recently from a participant…
Running improvement projects in a wide variety of service organisations over the last couple of years, I had to relearn what I thought I had a good grasp of already. I had to restudy the basic drivers of productivity and process efficiency. Yes, it is certainly possible to drive productivity by process changes.…
The digital revolution not only opens up new opportunities for how organisations arrange work and structure themselves, but it also necessitates new ways of working and leading high performing teams…
I would like everyone in our organisation to have his personal career plan in his hands shortly after joining us was the message we received from Jason, the leader of…
When I was first asked to turn a face-to-face workshop into an online event, I was not too keen, to say the least. Why?
Is it really possible to interact with my participants during an online workshop the same way I usually like to do it?
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During my time at one public service organisation in Singapore, I recognised one day that I had a problem calling my staff by their name. Even worse, I did not know anything about my more junior level officers. Of course, I met my managers and deputies quite often. But, some of the executives I did not have any chance to engage in a chat with.…
Innovation has drawn tremendous attention in the business world over the last decades and seems to be up on the radar screens again. The character of Innovation has changed over time from the traditional research-based theory towards the knowledge-driven approach that is based heavily on our social networks. It has made its way from the laboratory into all parts of business and personal life. …
Before considering what the key skills for HR practitioners in the future will be, it is essential to identify the future challenges for the HR service.…
By using the SBI technique, the feedback is rather focusing on facts – neither on person nor on assumptions. This helps to make it less threatening and easier to digest. It goes like that: Specify the Situation, describe the Behaviour, state the Impact of the Behaviour. See some examples here……
Coaching is about believing in someone and then taking action to help that person to be his or her very best. Some months ago, the managing director of an MNC…
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