Focussing On Deviance and Missing Beauty

I often meet managers who are obsessed with plans and performance.  As a result they tend to focus on deviance.  Things that go wrong, that don’t meet the plan. As a result they find it hard to see and acknowledge the good stuff.  The vast majority of their feedback is about problems and they fail [...]

Conducting and Leadership

Find yourself half an hour and wathc ths wonderful video to learn about leadership from conductor Itay Talgam. Looks at various conducting styles and teaches profoundly while entertaining! Share this Post

PMN 2.0

In some very exciting conversations with Reach Further about bringing the Progressive Managers’ Network online. Potentially become a blend of webinars, videos, face to face, e-mail and telephone support. Looking forward to making this a reality over the summer. Share this Post

A Rare Piece

Simon Caulkin’s Management Column in the Observer is a victim of the recession. Read his last piece here. Share this Post

Passion Depletion?

We all have days, sometimes weeks, months even years when our enthusiasm and love for life is not as high as we want it to be. Don’t we? We all suffer bouts of ‘passion depletion’. In my world ‘passion’ is not just about enthusiasm, love and enjoyment.  It is also a measure of suffering – [...]

Carmine Coyotes Hits Nail on Head – Again

What is the true value of creativity to organisations? Just read this post! And then reflect on what you do to suppress or promote creativity. Remember that your team is a perfectly evolved repsonse to YOUR management style. Share this Post