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Penang Property Proposal
A scheme like this would take the current interest in foreign investment in Penang and leverage it into creating the future that the Chief Minister seemed to be aiming for in his speech, creating opportunities for local ownership. The important thing is to change the way of thinking from traditional approaches that don’t work to innovative ways of achieving goals that delight the community.
The theory of organisations, management and leadership
Drucker made it clear that leaders, managers, academics and researchers in the fields of organisations, management, communication and change need to challenge the very foundations and assumptions of their work. Roddick said “we went looking for employees, but people turned up instead.” The starting points for all organisations are people and values.
Moving from traditional management
Steve Denning’s point was that while the teams he referred to operated far in advance of other areas of the organisation in terms of radical management (and in terms of results), the work to create the foundations had already started, creating the environment for success.
Changing myself – a step in leading
It has been brought to my attention in a few ways recently, that a missing element in what I have been doing is changing myself. In focusing on others, I have missed adapting to the new circumstances I find myself in as I take the next steps of my life.
The Next Success Barrier
Imagine if you will – you’ve recently started a new role as General Manager. You’ve spent a few weeks listening to people and identifying success barriers and passion bleeders. You’ve introduced the team to the concept of radical management and started off on the journey to lay the foundations. And in Week 6 of your [...]
Introducing Radical Management to ACPSEM
I was taken by the description to come out of the Stoos gathering, that “organisations can become learning networks of individuals creating value and that the role of leaders should include the stewardship of the living rather than the management of the machine.”
Becoming your own caricature
It is clear, as QANTAS tries to establish new airlines in Asia, they have become a caricature of a national carrier, to the point where they are only trying to exploit national carrier status for sales and have abdicated all other notions of responsibility or reputation associated with that status.
Merry Christmas – all year!
We’d like to take this opportunity to point out how enjoyable it is celebrating at this time of year. We all enjoy celebrating yet we rarely do it at work during the year. Find a way to bring the spirit of celebration into your business throughout the year, and your business will become more enjoyable [...]
The USA and APAC
“As President, I have, therefore, made a deliberate and strategic decision — as a Pacific nation, the United States will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future, by upholding core principles and in close partnership with our allies and friends.”
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