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.
Tag Archives: strategy
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.”
APEC & the business leadership of women
The evidence demonstrates that increasing the involvement of women has markedly beneficial effects on business, both short and long-term. Therefore you would think that Boards and senior management teams striving to do the best possible thing in the interests of the company and shareholders would be clamoring for much greater participation on Boards and in senior management for women.
Island-Australia Anxiety in the 21st Century
In the 21st century we shouldn’t allow our Island-Australia Anxiety to cloud our thinking, our relationships with other countries, our business dealings and our lives. As we continue our path towards participation in the global community and in the next Asian century, we need to be wary about these deep-seated cultural ideas and the way that we express them.
Challenging the Unkind Cuts
Budget cuts, especially when they relate to labour cuts, have dramatically unkind impacts on the people in your organisation, their morale, the ability to get the work done. They result in long-term hardship to your people (or former people in the case of labour cuts) and their families, as well as having a broader impact on customers and communities. History tells us that budget cuts are often the beginning of the end for companies, leading to eventual closure, takeover or liquidation.
The Asian Century – Again
In the Asian century, business as usual is not enough. Because what we know clearly is there isn’t a single aspect of government policies and national planning that won’t be touched by the great changes to come. Food security and foreign investment, immigration and education, stock market structures and financial regulation, energy policy and environmental standards.
Ease of Doing Business In Asia
When we analyse international markets for assessment of suitability for market entry, one of our starting points is the Doing Business rankings put together by the World Bank and its offshoot, the International Finance Corporation. The new rankings for 2011 have been released and highlight the improvement in the ease of doing business in the [...]
Fauxrealism
Economists are always right! The C+I+G+X-M fauxrealism points to the assumption of infinite resources and unlimited wants. But you don’t need to be an economist to realise that without nature there is no business, yet the opposite is not the case.
Thanks Aussie Architects
Michelle and I have finished delivering our contribution to the National Seminar Series (NSS) run by the Australian Institute of Architects, slightly later than expected because of volcanic ash. We would like to thank everyone who participated for creating a great experience. We really enjoyed ourselves as we conducted two-hour seminars on creative practice management. [...]
Ranking Rankings
If you aim for a ranking, you will run the grave risk of losing sight of your key aims – Are you delighting your customers and are you experiencing the success you want?
Follow Us!