It’s so sad to hear that Ford’s manufacturing will be departing our shores. Shock / horror from media, politicians and the business community generally…

But is it really such a surprise? Not at all, in my view. Mitsubishi went years ago, Holden has struggled to survive, but Toyota seems to have adapted best. I don’t pretend (to understand all the “goings on” within those companies and that industry, but if …

It’s funny, but being a Baby-Boomer, I’ve seen decades of research and prognostications by experts about “effective and sustainable” leaders and their organizations.

My own observation is that not much has changed in how people work and how managers lead!

What’s your experience?  What concerns or impresses you, and from what perspective (ie your own role and level)?

I perform a remarkably clear, simple and reliable psychometric “Individual Profiling “ …

Clarity is the key to high performance – at individual, team and organisational levels. Role is the central aspect of Clarity – but this can’t start with job descriptions.

Like most things in life, there is a hierarchy. Organizational Purpose and the high order “existential” elements (eg Mission, Vision, Values) guide and inform all else. These must be concise and represent a supreme “test” for all Strategies and operational …

One of the major challenges for organisations is the retention of key staff globally, particularly those on the Executive Talent database. The Organisation will not only literally invest scores of thousands of dollars in each person on its Talent plan, they represent its future, and thus processes to safeguard this investment are vital.

It is this group that presumably is most marketable and often mobile, open to the call of …

I’ve been consulting for 20 years in my own boutique business, with a diverse clientele of CEO’s from start-ups to multi-nationals to government agencies.

A consistent theme throughout most is their lack of adequate strategic planning! I have a very practical approach to this vexed topic. Simple yet not simplistic!

What we do know about most people employed in most types of organizations is that they need to know what …