Jim Collins’s values and vision (and our purpose)

Jim Collins’s values and vision (and our purpose)

Multi-millionaire business coach Jim Collins has helped to transform companies across the globe through the actions and philosophies contained in his books, including the classic Good to Great. One of his most popular theories is the ‘hedgehog’, in which...
What are values? A Psychologist’s view.

What are values? A Psychologist’s view.

Child Psychologist Dr Frank J. Ninivaggi M.D. (Yale) answered this question in Psychology Today in 2016. Values are personally chosen beliefs, firm not rigid convictions. Values can be positive, that is, constructive and health-promoting, or harmful, that is,...
No more Mr Nice Guy.

No more Mr Nice Guy.

Values don’t need to be NICE. What?!? It’s true. Corporate values are shared beliefs, attitudes, areas of focus. They allow people to self-select their suitability. They raise performance levels. They are profit-magnets. They help you achieve your goals....
Who is the management gurus’ guru’s guru?

Who is the management gurus’ guru’s guru?

Not only did Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933) influence many business experts’ favourite management guru Peter Drucker, who referred to her as the ‘prophet of management’, but also Maslow, creator of the famous hierarchy of needs, and many others who...
Because we want to!

Because we want to!

I’m working with an organisation whose volunteer workforce outnumbers its paid team by almost 4:1 and, in the serendipitous way of things, a wonderful remark was dropped into an interview during a discussion I hosted between three of their on-the-ground team members....