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FROM THE DESK OF EMMAJANE — Walking into a friend’s workplace recently, nothing hit me harder than then dark grey, medium grey and medium-light grey walls and carpets. Many of the employees were wearing grey too. My friend is a cheery and jokey sort and has a disposition so different to her mother’s, the nature/nurture debate [...] TCR — It’s always nice to see an issue you feel strongly about hit the media mainstream. So the article we saw today from Business Week gives us confidence that ‘engagement’ still has currency in these lean and bloodless times. We certainly know that it should be an issue. Getting better performance out of your ‘talent’ (to use [...] ON THE BUS — I spent part of the morning yesterday with my friend Michael Croton and a group of other worthies, talking about the state of the world and our place in it. Michael and I are in the same business and he ran a good show. Yesterday was an interesting day for a variety [...] “Here are 16 reason why we will miss the gloomy time. 1. Role-play will be less pleasurable. We have split the world into two pantomimic parts: the evil (the bankers) and the good (everyone else). In future, sorting out villains and victims will require more imagination.” David Marsh, Comment in FT, 21 April 2009 THE WHITE [...] LONDON — There is an old saying: “if a tree falls in the forest, and no one hears it, does it make a noise?” It’s a cliché. Not least for a Canadian like me. It conjures up images of lumberjacks and all. But in this instance it is actually relevant… When organisations make significant changes, their people need [...] IN FRONT OF THE GRAND PRIX — The biggest challenge to using social media in the workplace is bringing together the various skills and functions that need to approve it. I was at a Tuttle meeting yesterday. Not for long. Not long enough. But I me some very interesting people. And I came out with a nagging doubt [...] 14 BUS — Do you know about the Love Boat? The organisers don’t like it being called that. But the Communication Directors Forum and the HR Directors Forum take place for three days on a big boat in the middle of the ocean. (You can still come if you want. Contact them here.) So I have two shows [...] COVENT GARDEN — It’s the season of renewal. You may have sensed that. It’s not just a spring thing, but also the Easter message and a feeling that maybe (just maybe) there is some good economic news on the horizon. I had breakfast with Ezri this morning and we had a good old philosophical discussion. And [...] S W LONDON — I believe that many modern workplaces defy the Geneva Convention. When the world economy is in tough times… like now… it only gets worse. I am not suggesting physical abuse. Let’s be clear about that. Any physical abuse is and should be readily picked up by police. But I am thinking about [...] HOME — The jobs of CEO and/or senior mandarin in a government department is never easy. It’s lonely and short on feedback. And then there’s the problem of getting people to do the things that you know the organisation needs to do. It can all be a bit stressful. So here are a few of the things [...] |
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