One of the common sources of most frustration in business is separating ownership from operational responsibility. When the two become tangled it can create confusion. To give you an example,...
Thank you Swans for the timely reminder….culture does indeed eat strategy for breakfast!!
So Buddy Franklin, getting paid $9m over 10 years , is ordered to rest for a semi final due to mental health issues…..a semi-final….exactly the type of game the club...
When does playing safe become risky?
I was speaking to a Business recently who’s Owner was ‘stuck in the trenches’ and ready to throw it all in. The Owner was doing it all, from high level...
You can’t stop the waves but you can learn to surf!
Don’t laugh, this is me learning to surf….for the non-surfers out there, this is not as easy as it looks! I am proud to say that I was abIe to...
Are you stuck in the trenches?
An interesting thing happens with growth, there are consequences. Most growth stories follow a similar pattern: Business starts off being really good at what they doThe process of running the...
Do staff shape structures or do structures shape staff?
I was recently involved in a soccer team that won a 1-day tournament. A victory I am still savouring given how rare it is for me! As I reflected on...
High vis for your Biz
That’s me on the right! Please excuse the politician–like pose!! So the question of the week is…. what does it look like to put a high-vis jacket on your Business?...
Tony Abbott…..when a functional structure becomes dysfunctional….
Federal politics is throwing up another leadership spill next week – feels strangely familiar. Another change at the helm will give us our 6th leader since 2007 – incredible. Clearly...
Fear…walk into it!
I mentioned in a previous blog that my new year’s resolution was to get fit, which involved busting open a limiting belief..that I can’t swim. To do that I signed...
Are we wasting our time with Job Descriptions?
I found this an interesting read.. http://www.tlnt.com/2014/09/17/job-descriptions-its-time-hr-let-marketing-take-them-over/ The point of the article is that JD’s don’t tend to add strategic value because they are often generic and become out-dated very...