Category: Culture Change
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What sort of hybrid workers are in your team?
What sort of hybrid workers are in your team? Richard Ferguson April 24, 2023 In nearly every client conversation I have been recently having the topic of hybrid working seems to come up. It is just over 3 years since the first lock down and the rapid shift, for so many organisations, to a virtual…
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The journey towards a ‘new normal’ starts right here
Leading Others It is evident that we are living in unprecedented times and normality in almost every facet of our lives has been disrupted to a greater or lesser degree. For the UK – where I write this, it feels like we are just at the start of a long and difficult ‘black run’ (in…
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It’s the little things that matter
I am writing this blog sat on a ward in one of the Greater Manchester Hospitals with my wife Kirsty awaiting further exploratory tests on a suspected Gall Bladder problem (hers not mine). Having spent most of Saturday at A&E it has been an interesting few days – not least because we have been experiencing…
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8 Top Tips on Embedding Change
Given that change seems to be endemic in every organisation I come across, it is fair to say that organisations that have the capability to change effectively are stronger and are likely to be more ‘future-proof’ than those that can’t. This is perceived wisdom that few would argue with, but to achieve this capability is easier…
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When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone?
[fusion_text]I have written before and talk a lot (to anyone that will listen) about the fact that life is too short not to be the best you want to be in every facet of your life. Being a better version of you means pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, by definition uncomfortable and not…
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I bet you don’t ask for help very often?
A couple of weeks ago winter finally came to the North West and we had a weekend of snow – well to be precise, an inch of the white stuff fell on Saturday evening, much to the delight of the kids. On the Sunday I took the opportunity of heading out in Lara, my old…
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How to ensure a merger or acquisition succeeds
I was watching an old series of the David Attenborough show “Life” and there was a very interesting piece on baboons in Ethiopia that caught my attention for a number of reasons, not least because it parallels very well the spike in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) we have recently been seeing. The action followed one…
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Employee Engagement – Why Bother?
I was fortunate enough to attend the annual Think Yorkshire round table discussion event yesterday evening – a part of the booming Buy Yorkshire Conference – the biggest business conference outside of London no less. Well worth checking out and the brain child of a fabulous networking organisation called Yorkshire Mafia – say no more!…
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Shameless Hornblowing
I was very lucky to attend a wonderful concert at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester last night, the premier music venue in the Northwest no less. The event was a celebration of the 500 year anniversary of Bolton Boy’s school, 100 years of the Girl’s school and a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the…
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The way we do things around here when no one is looking
Over the last few months I have been working with several clients helping them re-define their Operating Model at an organisational or functional level. Now this is not short term, quick fix stuff and requires a level of commitment and patience to ensure that the activity delivers against the strategic rationale or drivers. One of…