A few years ago I was asked by a marketing person what I did for a living, I replied that I was a strategy consultant. “That’s a big word.” they replied. What, Consultant?” I said. “No, strategy. No one understands what it is.” I think that what he meant was Read more…
I visit companies that all have a set of values. In some instances they are not written down and in others companies and organisations put great store in publicly displaying those values they have identified. Whilst I have no evidence to suggest which method is best my gut feeling, having Read more…
Every morning I take my dog, Sam, for a walk. During the walk we have to travel along about 500 yards of road before we get to open countryside and almost everyday we pick up rubber bands along that 500 yards. The five in the picture have been picked up Read more…
I recently attended the Drucker Forum in Vienna, the world’s leading management conference which is held in memory of Peter Drucker, who was born in Vienna. Drucker is said to have invented modern management and this years theme of “Management – the human dimension” would have been welcomed by Drucker. Read more…