I remember sitting in a leadership team strategy awayday some years back where the team agreed on its 14 priorities. … 14. Fourteen. … More than double the number of company priorities than the number of members of the leadership team. You’re on a hiding to nothing if your strategy consists of a large (e.g. […]
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Accept bad behaviour to make it your culture
For “new behaviour model” read values or purpose. I don’t think I’ve worked in or supported a company that hasn’t gone through this dilemma. A “good” performer, i.e. one that nails their numbers or gets big wins or makes useful intros, but who doesn’t live the values or has a negative impact on the team […]
Where Your Strategy Goes to Die #1 – A wish-list of serious sounding business words
Here are 3 strategic objectives I’ve seen more than once: Employee engagement Marketing Customer retention Trouble is they’re not strategic objectives. They’re topics. Functions. At best a wish-list of stuff we want to look at, get better at, or start doing. But not strategic objectives. For your strategy is to stand a hope of happening, […]
“Police stab vests are not built for humans with breasts”
Caroline Criado Perez is sadly spot on to highlight that we are collectively undervaluing both paid and unpaid work by women. Although there’s some talk of the enormous value of women’s unpaid work, in homes, families and societies, there’s far from global recognition and subsequent action. And on women’s paid work, I still see an […]
Capitalism, Consumerism, Shamanism and Sado Masochism
Karmic Capitalist Season 2… “We’ve become addicted to convenience, and it’s killing us”. So how do you respond? Well if you’re Katie Hill and Jarvis Smith, you launch a lifestyle site selling things. Eh? EXCEPT – you make sure what you’re selling is ethically produced and sustainable, and that your suppliers work with and not […]