How to Make 5S Work - Part 1

As most employees actually want 5S, you need to involve them in the work. If you do this right you will not just get a better running operation, but also motivated employees eager to continue with the change process.

Managing Change: The Three Laws for Successful Transition

Today’s organizations are struggling with the fast pace of change. In spite of the massive amount of words that have been written on managing change, many organizations still seem to be going backwards. There are some simple yet powerful lessons to be learned from thought leaders of the past. See how you can apply one such lesson to kick-start your current change program.

Organizations That Are Leading Change

All organizations deal in some way or the other with change... Many companies follow ow change that has been set in the market. A small group of companies or institutions deal with change in a different way; they are more in the lead of change. They could be pictured as change leaders.

Corporate Gift Ideas: What to do when Birthdays at Work Suck!

7 Habits of Highly Effective Birthday Rebels. Navigating the Birthday at Work minefield

When the Trip Has Finished Starts the Hard Work

Do you recognize this; you have come back from a holiday, you get back to work and the same day at five o'clock (or the next day at four) you seem to have forgotten about your holiday. The energy and fine ideas that you brought back with you are fading away once you are behind your desk.

A New Vision of Leadership

Across the board in today’s society, people are demanding more involvement in the decisions that affect them. No longer do we find the blind acceptance of previously unchallenged authorities such as governments, institutions, or even workplace management. Whether leaders like it or not, today’s norm of rapid-fire, on-demand information transfer has set up a cultural expectation of choice, responsibility and freedom. These challenges call for a fundamental transformation of management style and culture.

The (Missing) Link Between Thoughts And Action

Not only during the disturbing periods of change, but in day-to-day management situations too: action is always essential. There are situations however where your team slows down to stop.

How to Tell if Your Organisation is Ripe for Change

This article draws attention to various possible areas that might need change in an organisation.

Where Do You Begin? Begin With the End in Mind!

This article guides you towards developing a vision of what your healthcare site could be like. It also points out that you need to master a few tools that fit you and those at your site so you can know what is possible and create a vision that is achievable.

Business Coaching #1 - Small Steps Coaching

Somebody asked me recently: how come you don't have a 'big' name to project your business and attract people with the grandeur? As it usually goes together, presenting oneself big implies that there will great results.

Betwixt and Between - Staying Put or Movin' On

Is your work uninspiring? To consider whether to stay in your current role, reposition at your company, or move on to a new job, these are the main points to consider.

Things Do Not Change - We Do

We live in a world of constant change, and even though the vast majority of these changes are for the better, change is still something that many people – and therefore many organisations – can find ...

Change Management and Politics

Each time we throw a scoundrel out of public office we see the problems of disruption in organizational capital and in business we too see this all the time with management turnover, mergers or simply normal attrition. In the Public Sector it can be far worse as one team or staff is not re-elected by their constituents and a team is voted into office