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Motivational Change

May 20th, 2008 | Category: Kevin's Insights

“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.” William Blake.

Stanford Business School Advisory committee have highlighted self awareness as the most important capability to develop.

(Source HBR February 2007)

When you truly engage in this trip, you too will come to a window through which life will be seen as it truly is, one of potential.

If you commit to bringing your employees on this journey, they too can expect a journey of adventure which will include change, obstacles to transcend, lessons to integrate, feedback packaged as failure, and so on. However they will find that they have the necessary resources to face the chaos, and move to the next level.

Remember fear, fear of change are learned, so they can be unlearned.

Face it and embrace Nietzche’s words:

“One must feel the chaos within, to give birth to a dangling star.”

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Leadership - the Toyota Way

May 10th, 2008 | Category: Kevin's Insights

”There is no genius in our company. We just do whatever we believe is right, trying every day to improve every little bit and piece, but when 70 years of very small improvements accumulate, they become a revolution.”

Katsuaki Watanabe, Toyota President

Toyota is now the largest Car Maker in the world having overtaken GM.

Kaizen ( continuous improvement), and respect for people are the two pillars of their famous “Toyota Way.”)

If every employee’s brief was to contribute one idea a month regardless of how silly or insignificant it might appear to them, this action would revolutionise any business.

It suprises me than in todays ever competitive world, where idea generation is integral to a company’s success, that we are not making inroads into inculcating creativity into our corporate culture.

Every company I believe should have an ideas executive to harvest the creative energy of the employees.

New products should not be the sole domain of the R and D department, it should be everybody’s business.

Start harvesting today.

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Leadership Insight

May 06th, 2008 | Category: Leadership

“ We need everyone in this room to believe in the mission of the company and if they don’t, theres nothing wrong but you shouldn’t be here.”

Howard Schultz, CEO Starbuck - address to staff on January 07 2008

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New language of the workplace

April 22nd, 2008 | Category: Kevin's Insights

Do happy! Happy workers are more productive and creative.

Happy teams! Community is your cash cow. As reported on this site a few months back, people who have friends in the workplace more likely to contribute positively to the bottom line.

Fun place to work is no longer a crime, it is a prerequisite if you want to retain, recruit and engage employees.

The need for real - internal and external customers are sophisticated, and they know the difference between a real and genuine attempt to engage them, and an artificial effort. The latter causes contempt, the former builds connection, and sustains the relationship into the future.

Flexibility is key.

Energy and enthusiasm marketable attributes.

Meaning and significance should be part of any job specification.

Corporate entrepreneurship - the structure for unleashing the potential of your employees.

Y over X - the new Generation of employees!

Enjoy the challeng

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