by Kate Mercer | Feb 25, 2016 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
For the vast majority of people, collaboration is a matter of willingness, not ability. And unless there is a fundamental wish to collaborate, it won’t happen. When senior people in organisations tell their team leaders to work together, it will only happen if ‘they’...
by Kate Mercer | Oct 28, 2015 | Organisation Culture
If you want a successful business, then you need to make sure your employees feel like they’re working for something greater than just profit. Companies with a clear sense of purpose do better than those without one. A study from Deloitte confirms it: organisations...
by Kate Mercer | Oct 20, 2015 | Leadership
From the myriad models of leadership, here’s our own three-dimensional approach. It’s a valuable perspective from which to think about, reflect on, and implement leadership. You can usefully explore ‘Leadership’ through three aspects: strategy,...
by Kate Mercer | Oct 18, 2015 | Organisation Culture
Your organisation’s culture needs to change along with any strategic changes – but often it gets left behind, resulting in a ‘disconnect’ between the two. The purpose of your business culture should be to support the delivery of the strategic objectives, but it can’t...
by Kate Mercer | May 27, 2015 | Organisation Culture
On Monday we talked about the origins of the Balanced Scorecard approach, the strategy performance management tool first introduced by Kaplan and Norton in the mid-90s. In today’s post, we’re focusing on the perspectives and implementation of that approach. A Balanced...
