Looking to build your career, and bound from success to success? Aren’t we all! In today’s environment of everyone getting more qualifications and being more educated than ever before there is the constant query.
What four-wheel driving can teach us about career management?
Most people know what it means to be bogged. Your car is stuck and no matter how much you hit the accelerator or swear and fret; you stay stuck.
Ethical Conversations with Professor Melinda Edwards and Dr Mark Harvey
Whatever your position, navigating practical ethical dilemmas in the workplace can be challenging. There is no substitute for well-reasoned and practical ethical skills, but we rarely have the opportunity to explore and develop them.
Thinking is compulsory
Typically, in the aftermath to an ethical failure, focus goes to the formal mechanisms that leaders have designed and implemented: codes, compliance frameworks and policy documents. Whilst these are important, the Hayne Inquiry proves that alone they are not enough, that it is the shadow culture of an…
OPINION: Businesses that take the ethical road are future-proofing their people and profits
Whether they’re competing for customers or funding, private and public organisations alike need every competitive advantage they can get to survive and thrive. And as people become more savvy about where their money is going, one such advantage has become increasingly clear — doing the right thing.
Developing a Mindset for Transformation
Leading the transformation of an organisation is a major undertaking that can be daunting to even the most seasoned of senior leaders. Once a leader realises that transformation necessarily means disrupting ‘business as usual’ (BAU) they also have to come to terms with the need to think differently.
Bang for your Buck: Why Benefits Management is Essential for Project Success
Project success is a vital component to every organisation’s business success, and a huge part of this involves benefits management. Dubbed the ‘Rottweiler’ of benefits management, Stephen Jenner has the combination of training that turns the concept of benefits management into a tangible outcome for organisations and the…
What’s so hard about doing the right thing in the business world?
The modern world is filled with loopholes and rationalisations to excuse and justify bad behaviour. But according to Professor Melinda Edwards, that’s why knowing how to make ethical decisions is more important than ever.
Designing your Transformation
Nobel laureate Herbert Simon wrote that design is about “changing existing circumstances into preferred ones.” The challenge for many businesses embarking upon a transformation journey, however, is that they don’t always have a clear vision of their preferred destination, only hints of where they are going and how…
Are you transformation ready?
We live in an age where disruption is no longer the exception, but the norm. For the majority of firms, however, their response to disruption has focused on digital strategies. Firms are looking to technology to adapt their business model, create greater efficiency, drive cost savings, and maintain…