In the most recent AIM magazine, more notable people were quoting the millions lost to poor change management practices. $100 million annually was the number mentioned by Martin North, Industry Director at Fujitsu.
No surprise right? Haven’t we been reading about these numbers for years now? We keep getting feedback that we are “crap” at managing [...]

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Never a truer word was said. This came to life for me this week as I continued to make longer term plans for my business.
We have all experienced the boost you get from simply contemplating something new.  From this point our thoughts can take us in two directions (both familiar to me…)
Direction 1 – We can [...]

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I was re-reading the latest edition of the Neuroleadership Journal this week.
There’s so much that interests me in this field. So much so that I’m heading off to the Annual Summit later this year in Boston.
The gem that stuck with me yesterday was the role of humour and fun in adult learning. I’ve always tried to make my [...]

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The worldwide airline crisis resulting from the volcano has the airlines reaching for their crisis management plans. As we speak, it is estimated the industry is losing $218 million per day. Yikes.
What we  can learn from the airlines as they try to adapt their daily operations to an unforeseeable, significant event, is the value of [...]

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Is performance management really a necessary evil? Is it a “must do” because in most companies it’s so closely entwined with other HR systems? Perhaps so – but here’s a few reasons why it shouldn’t be:
1. Inconsistencies in manager ratings
Although purported to be based on objective data, performance ratings are subjective. Because of this manager [...]

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