‘In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed’[1] Charles Darwin Last week the global elite of wealthy investors, business leaders, bankers, political leaders, economists, and celebrities gathered at the annual conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF)…Read more
The word ‘collaboration’ is today one of the most overused but least understood words in the lexicon of business.Collaboration is assumed to be a natural human process being defined in most dictionaries as ‘the action of working with someone to produce something’.This definition would best describe what most organisations today…Read more
‘There is little difference in people but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it’s positive or negative.’ W Clement Stone – businessman, author, and philanthropist. Few of us cannot help but be impressed by those successful high achievers found…Read more
‘Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right thing.’ – Peter Drucker Most successful companies in the past were led by leaders who displayed a mix of leadership styles that were principally autocratic in their nature. Historically this style worked well and may still continue to do so…Read more
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