by Guy | May 4, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Customers, Excellence, Productivity
MBWA, introduced by HP in the 70s and popularised by management guru Tom Peters in the 80s has successfully taken generations of managers out from behind their desks to become more involved and better leaders. Is it now time to take this concept broader and to the...
by Guy | May 3, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Growth, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Success
A remarkable man, Benjamin Franklin, and a true polymath. Although most widely known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he was so much more than this: scientist, inventor, businessman, newspaper editor, and more, despite his formal schooling...
by Guy | Apr 28, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Excellence, Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, Profitability, Success
It seems that most countries are learning to live with COVID, with hospitalisation rates from the virus trending down. And while there is a move back to offices following the end of lockdown restrictions around the world and business volumes continuing to pick up, a...
by Guy | Apr 25, 2022 | Business - General, BusinessFitness, Excellence, Leadership, Productivity, Success
Many people use the two words – efficiency and effectiveness – interchangeably, but they can result in very different outcomes. People who are efficient can complete tasks with the least amount of effort and/or resources. Those who are effective focus their energies...
by Guy | Mar 30, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Excellence, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Risk, Strategy, Success
McKinsey’s annual global board survey of some 1500 corporate directors showed only 7 percent of them believed their boards were “most effective” at risk management and only 40 percent say they are prepared for the next large crisis. If the largest businesses are not...
by Guy | Mar 28, 2022 | Board & Governance, Board of Directors, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, Risk, Strategy, Success
Author Stephen King, probably best known for his horror novels, would know about being prepared for the worst – after all, his ability to picture and describe this has led to his enormous success. And while optimism for the future is an important leadership trait –...