by Guy | May 26, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, Motivation
Patrick Lencioni, the noted American business author, speaker and coach, in his book, “The Five Temptations of a CEO: a Leadership Fable”, covered five temptations and how they lead CEOs to fail. To these, I would add a sixth. In these difficult times, especially,...
by Guy | May 24, 2021 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, Productivity, Strategy
Hard to believe Andy Grove’s book, “Only the Paranoid Survive” was written 25 years ago, now – it still makes so much sense. Joining Intel in 1968 on the day of its incorporation (he was employee #3, right behind the co-founders) due to his experience and knowledge of...
by Guy | May 20, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Economy, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, Recession, Working From Home
CEOs, like anyone else, have fears, and because of the importance of their role these fears can have a profound impact on the organisation and the people in it. This makes it vital they understand and acknowledge their fears so they can work on them. Imposter Syndrome...
by Guy | May 18, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Excellence, Growth, Strategy
This great piece of advice was given by Steve Jobs to the then-new CEO of Nike, Mike Parker, in 2006. Nike was trying to fit its digital strategy into its huge product line and asked Jobs for input. The result was Nike+ – probably one of its most successful...
by Guy | May 12, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Pandemic, COVID, Productivity, Technology, Work Life Balance, Working From Home
Reading Seth Godin’s blog post this morning really got me thinking: in this “new normal” are we paying for productivity or wasted time? Since the Industrial Revolution, people have been generally paid for a job – doing something in a central place for a number of...
by Guy | May 6, 2021 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Customer Experience, CX, Customer Service, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, Productivity
Few people recognise the real costs of staff leaving, but they’re significant. Apart from the direct recruitment costs (generally 1-3 months’ salary, depending on level), there are the hidden costs of lower productivity leading up to the departure of a staff member,...
