‘Because my fry-pan was always too small to fit the whole fish in’, exclaimed the great-grandmother when questioned why she habitually removed a fish head and tail before frying! For how many more generations could the cooking method remained the same if not for that question! look in the mirror and question assumptions introduction ...

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Do these words send shivers down your spine – most of us have experienced it at one time or another whether as an employee or leader! Things at work are simply not flowing, obstacles abound and perhaps striking up the simplest of conversations hits barriers. Is it the outlook of the leader, the choices ...

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If you had hoped for a blog about compensation, then click off now!! The poll spoke loudly – institutionalized rewards just don’t ‘cut it’ anymore! Not one, I repeat, not one of the respondents wished to be nor aspired to be ‘the employee of the month’ – not ONE! the real rewards for rewards ...

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Reducing carbon footprint, supporting developing nations, donating to orphanages – are these really corporate social responsibility initiatives or simply the outcomes of focussed goals? By definition, each of the words has its own individual impact …. leadership is the REAL corporate social responsiblity introduction Reducing carbon footprint, supporting developing nations, donating to orphanages – ...

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Customers are king and customers are always right; we couldn’t survive without them! Yes we know all of that and recognize that it is all indeed true! So why is that that business still feels that customers ‘get in our way’? business success’s key component? introduction Customers are king and customers are always right; ...

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Corruption is a corporate way of life for so many cultures, and can be found in both advanced and developing societies – it is an objective ‘what is’ when measured against an ethical, moral or legal definition. corruption – is there really a choice introduction Corruption is a corporate way of life for so ...

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