We often hear the idea that young people can benefit from Leadership Development, and it makes a lot of sense logically, but I sometimes wonder what EXACTLY they learn, and whether they apply it in ways that they wouldn’t have… Continue reading
Bentley Professors Bring Spirituality and Meditative Practices Into Business Education An American college, Bentley College, just outside Boston MA, has been awarded a grant to develop a programme to re-educate their management educators. The plan is for them to be… Continue reading
“Life is divided into three terms. The one which was, which is, and which will be. Learn from the past to profit the present; And from the present to live better for the future. It’s the best way to lead… Continue reading
Running alongside my occasional series on Management Insults, I thought I’d add a set of entries entitled, “Contempt for Customers” that will highlight some of the ways in which companies, largely through their marketing materials or product packaging demonstrate their… Continue reading
Running alongside my occasional series on Management Insults, I thought I’d add a set of entries entitled, “Contempt for Customers” that will highlight some of the ways in which companies, largely through their marketing materials or product packaging demonstrate their… Continue reading
In the real world, profit may be achieved fortuitously through little effort, minimal investment, almost immediately and at next to no risk. Conversely, losses can be incurred despite enormous effort, huge investment, tremendous ‘patience’, and great risk. Profits are NOT… Continue reading
For a while now, I’ve been building a series of definitions of ‘management-speak’ terms that insult human intelligence. One day I might even find a publisher and release them as a dictionary, but for now, I thought I’d share a… Continue reading
For a while now, I’ve been building a series of definitions of ‘management-speak’ terms that insult human intelligence. One day I might even find a publisher and release them as a dictionary, but for now, I thought I’d share a… Continue reading
For a while now, I’ve been building a series of definitions of ‘management-speak’ terms that insult human intelligence. One day I might even find a publisher and release them as a dictionary, but for now, I thought I’d share a… Continue reading
How many times do you need to be let down by a guide book to make it useless to you? We were using the “Rough Guide” to French hotels, which is actually a translation of the Routard guide. Generally, we’ve… Continue reading
