This is the right answer to the wrong question

Home-working to cut office costs is the right answer to the wrong question. Focusing on the wrong issues is nothing new. There will always

The damage done by decisions disconnected from culture

Decision-making processes that are disconnected from your company culture will damage performance. Here’s why. We’re now well-educated in our house on the pros and

How to avoid fitting in with fear

Here’s a theoretical experiment with real-life lessons. Put three monkeys in cage and hang a banana from the top. Each and every time a monkey

Managing change in the middle

At the 1904 Olympic marathon, Frederick Lorz started with a bang. Unfortunately it didn’t last. He was exhausted after nine miles. But help was

Success and satisfaction comes from stopping distractions

Management theory likes to focus on what you can and can’t control. Pop psychology has been in love with this idea for years. In 1954,

The best way to stop drifting from your strategic alignment

The start of the year is notorious for low productivity. So here’s a tried-and-tested way from a high-performing manufacturer that you can use to

Big goals are easier with willpower and healthy habits

Big goals require us to re-imagine, not rehash. The incoming CEO at Siemens, Roland Busch wants, “a new leadership culture, which isn’t always top-down. Siemens