Connect the dots!! What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you hear that? Perhaps you see a series of dots connected by lines that zigzag across a page. Do you see any gaps between the dots and the lines? An executive, Dennis, in a medium-sized diversified business, was asked “How do you
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“Leadership is acknowledging there is an elephant in the room.” Unknown Today I want to share a perspective on ‘management’, given the current state of the world of work. The Management Function, as I see it, is bigger than ‘risk’, a topic I have written about a lot. While risk is yet to be effectively
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“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times . . . . “A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens, 1859. Nostradamus was one of the best-known prophets of the past. Here we are more than 160 years later, and those words still resonate. If not the economists, the journalists tell us
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The DEMAND for critical thinking has risen by 158%, and the need for problem-solving has risen by more than 200% in the past 3 years. These facts were compiled from more than 6,000 companies and over 4.2 million advertised jobs analyzed by the Foundation for Young Australians. The World Economic Forum figures indicate that critical
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Does it seem like a crazy time to take a sabbatical? I’ve just returned from a 3-month break. Glad to be back and ready to see new clients! Why take a sabbatical when it should be all hands on deck? My focus is on keeping the business thriving, considering the likelihood of a savage recession. Achieving
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