I have long been a believer that the real power in any office does not lie with the “bosses”, but with those who look after the bosses. And now I have the research to support my hunch. Dilemma-Assist, in conjunction with the International Management Assistants (IMA) network recently released a …
And The Greatest of These is….
Tuesday, February 12, 2019Authors Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman recently published an article in HBR which asserts that trust is a leading indicator of whether others evaluate leaders positively or negatively (Read it here). Using data from the 360 assessments of 87,000 leaders they have distilled the three key elements of trust, and …
You Deserve What You Reward
Tuesday, February 12, 2019Do the remuneration and reward policies of your organisation recognize the values and culture you want your organisation to be known for? Or do they reflect the ugly underbelly of what is really happening in your workplace? That’s a tough question, because it is the behaviours of the employees and …
We Need To Talk About CFOs
Wednesday, December 12, 2018Apparently few others really understand what the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) thinks is important. The most recent survey by McKinsey and Company on CFO’s reveals a range of issues relating to CFOs (read it here). While the whole article deals with a number of observations from the survey relating to …
When Being on the Same Page Is Bad For the Organization
Wednesday, November 28, 2018“All our employees are on the same page!” “We are united as a team!’ “As an organization we move forward as one!” Really? Are you sure everyone in your organization is on the same page, united as a team, and moving forward as one? It is more likely your employees …
Trust Me, It’s Important
Friday, October 19, 2018Trust is an undervalued resource in organisations. Most organisations take it for granted, and don’t have an intentional program to develop and nurture it. However, the business advantages of fostering a culture of trust are immense. In a recent article in Governance Directions (read it here), authors Vinay Goswami and …