There is still a face-off between Purpose and Profit in much of the business press these days. This is counterproductive. If we’re looking at businesses (not charities), then they need profit to achieve their purpose. Having a more than bucketload of purpose and less than a thimbleful of profit is a guaranteed way to ensure […]
Values
Don’t park your humour outside the office
I’m always astonished by how many people decide to park their sense of humour outside the office. Work is a serious business. Or rather, work delivers serious results. But we don’t have to be over-serious in the process of getting there. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of work scenarios […]
Your numbers need to add up, but only by putting people first
I’ve worked in places where making the numbers right on a spreadsheet meant playing with people’s lives. I’ve also worked in places where supporting people’s lives made the numbers right on the spreadsheet. If you run a business, it’s your choice which way you want to go. It’s your choice what you make the priority. […]
Does Gen Y Need to Get Over Itself at Work?
Or, Maslow’s hierarchy and why employers need to get over themselves and provide meaning at work. Summary There is an increase in people’s expectations and needs for their work to have meaning, and their employers to be doing more for society than increasing the bottom line. This is not restricted to Gen Y – it increasingly […]
What ONE Value Will Your Company Be Remembered For?
Summary Many companies have articulated a set of values. Their role ranges from covering stains on company walls to actually defining how the company does things. In most companies, one value reigns supreme. What that value is depends mostly on how the company is led and the authenticity of that particular value. Sometimes it is a value that […]