So here’s something you need to know about people. You can have all the facts. You can point to figures, details, and data. You can try really, really hard to help. You can spend an awful lot of time explaining how this is a no brainer. And yet somehow, for some...
Every generation has it – that moment you realise you’re no longer in the ascendant. Growing up you snipe at the heels of those who went before – for me that meant annoying the hell out of my first corporate Baby Boomers and Gen X bosses, equally learning...
My name is Kursten and I have a confession to make… Once upon a time I was a very, very, very, busy corporate citizen. My day would start with a meeting, followed by a meeting, followed by a meeting. Followed by some fire fighting, followed by a meeting. By 10AM I was...
So, let’s take a minute to recap… We started down this path by looking at how decency and integrity (amongst other characteristics) create an effective restructure. That led us to Simon Sinek and his Golden Circle, where good things in change emanate from a clear...
Last week we took a look at managing people impacted by a restructure, focussing on three actions essential for achieving positive outcomes: Do it quickly Do it with integrity Be generous I concluded by saying I wanted to focus this week on the team you’re keeping...
It’s impossible to go a week without news of one company or another working through a cost out program, restructuring, or just plain making redundancies. After a career in fast moving industries (where constant evolution and change were a given), it’s clear to me...
