‘We, the general public, stand to experience [this type of disaster] again’, says Mr David Learmount, International Air Safety Specialist, commenting on the simple yet fateful disappearance of Air France Flight 447 along with its 228 passengers and crew into the Atlantic Ocean on May 31, 2009. He based his comment on the profound ...
Why are corporations spending so much money, time and effort on new programmes and technologies to increase staff retention when the answer is right in front of our eyes – pure and unadulterated care, growth and connection to purpose and service, the same that keeps we ourselves engaged. Leadership is the one and only ...
They say much is discovered about leadership by what happens when one is away from an organization, out on the golf course or in the board meeting. That’s likelyfor one day or two, yet would it be true for one or two years later? What corporate elements have been instilled and embedded that are ...
A new study shows that CEOs are doing a lousy job when it comes to people management. The study, focussing on C-suites and corporate boards, found that both CEOs and boards are overly focused on the bottom line, at the expense of mentoring and engaging their boards. Let’s face it – when we speak ...
Without a backbone, we cannot stand! So too a presentation – ANY presentation regardless of whether it is a business report presented to the board or a thought-provoking information seminar to an auditorium full of HR evangelists. Success will depend on the three essentials – structure, story and self. Without these, there will be ...
CEO’s are accountible to Boards in the majority of corporate situations. The hiring of CEO’s is often a Board’s responsibility, and as such, Betsy Atkins, author of ‘Behind Boardroom Doors: Lessons of a Corporate Director’, and a many-time board member herself, provides some tips and perspectives for this process. a Board’s perspective on hiring ...
