Do company-wide development programmes work?

From time-to-time you hear of, what are generally bespoke, training companies, delivering a company-wide leadership development programme. The firm, BTS from Sweden, is fairly typical, having just delivered a programme to 600 of Unilever’s managers, aimed at identifying and developing,… Continue reading

When people ask me if Leadership Development works…

I always try to give examples, and here’s one that ought to inspire a few of us to go that little bit further. From the Nova Scotia News: Sunday 9th December 2007.By Cathy von Kintzel ANTIGONISH — Mary Wambui Gatama… Continue reading

Do sporting analogues work in the world of business?

Another invitation to a Sporting Dinner arrived in my post this week. The speakers were once eminent sportsmen who, the organisers assure me, are going to impart their wisdom on how to build a better team to the business leaders… Continue reading

Midlife – what crisis? (GW guide)

This article was posted on one of my earlier websites as a PDF file. The original file is available here: midlife_what_crisis_v1_uk.pdf I’m having a few technology hiccoughs extracting the original text so that it can appear here. For the time… Continue reading