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One way to improve communication in an organisation is to introduce a cascade system sometimes known as a “team briefing”. Here’s a short presentation that outline the how’s and why’s. Team Briefing
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Engaging with the Brand Part II
In the first instalment of this feature, we talked about the mechanics of branding – what the elements of the brand are that facilitate engagement. Some of these are visual – about identity, some of these are more psychological – … Continue reading
Brand And Image – Part 1
Logos, identity and branding have slightly different meanings and roles in collectively creating our perceptions of organisations and products. Many people have, in my view, quite a limited definition of “brand” often believing it to consist only of the “fluffy” elements … Continue reading
3 Secrets of Business Success
It’s a bit like “fight club” in that the first secret is – there are no secrets! Actually succeeding in business is largely about being disciplined and working hard, but in an organised way. Then there’s luck, good judgement and … Continue reading
What Stops Us Delegating?
If confidence is a key enabler of empowering employees, then what is its role for managers? Clearly many businesses at the moment have one goal – survival. Dealing with the almost daily changes and challenges that they face can at … Continue reading
Can We Learn About Engagement from Start-ups?
One of the consequences of the recession is that the number of new businesses starting up increases. Common sense would tell you that if people are being made redundant (or taking redundancy packages) and still need to earn, in the absence of … Continue reading
The Meaning of Work and Engagement
Fast on the heels of Stud Terkel’s writings on the Meaning of Work, I stumbled across some more references via the venerable FT magazine and BBC Radio 4′s Crossing Continents, just today! What do these august institutions have to do … Continue reading
Studs Terkel and the Meaning Of Work
“Work is about a search for daily meaning as well as daily bread, for recognition as well as cash, for astonishment rather than torpor, in short for a sort of life rather than a Monday to Friday sort of dying” … Continue reading
Digital Darwinism – Adapt for Survival
In this short blog I want to highlight the impact of technology which looms large on the horizon for many traditional, established businesses and which I believe if it goes unnoticed will have potentially disastrous, disruptive consequences. Technology Presents Massive … Continue reading
Take Time Out for Innovation
Arguably the problem most of us face in being productive and performing at work these days is that we are bombarded with information requests, communications, interruptions and other stress-inducing activities. These challenge our powers of concentration and work against our … Continue reading