Interviewing – a critical management skill

Interviewing – a critical management skill

Interviewing skills can be the make or break of effective recruitment. Managers should have strong capability in this arena, and that best comes from practice. There are some basics I’ll cover here that will help lead you to a better result in your employment...
Turning supply chain challenges into competitive advantage

Turning supply chain challenges into competitive advantage

Supply chain management has become increasingly sophisticated. Companies are now commonly creating an end-to-end, integrated approach to their supply chain – starting from their furthest upstream suppliers and reaching right through to their end customers – all...
When the end doesn’t justify the means

When the end doesn’t justify the means

Modern thinking on the art of leadership and coaching generally teaches us to develop certain behaviours that enhance our ability to ‘get things done’ and achieve things through (sometimes more than ‘with’) others. In itself, this can be fairly neutral. However,...
People matter…be willing to challenge your own status quo

People matter…be willing to challenge your own status quo

One of the greatest challenges for busy or fast-growing businesses is investing time in assessing whether their organisational structure is enabling or constraining growth. Profitable companies can fall into the trap of interpreting their present-day success as proof...