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Last month, I asked you to think of a time in the past when you worked at your best, and what characterised it – was it a time you were especially well paid, was communication from management very strong, were you challenged, and/or was it a time when you were trusted and given freedom to do your job your way?
Many organisations make the mistake of promoting people who have good technical skills into management positions – without considering the potential candidates’ management qualities, and what makes a good manager of a team.
My first full-time job after university was working for the National Trust as a Visitor Services Assistant at Wimpole Hall, near Cambridge. My role was to greet visitors to the estate, give them information about the estate and its history, sell tickets, and sell National Trust memberships.
Trust and empowerment in Angola agriculture
Eighteen months ago I left Microsoft, where I had spent 17 years. It was a huge decision for me and one I struggled with. I was really scared of the change. But do you want to guess what I was most afraid of? It wasn’t loss of income, it wasn’t status, it wasn’t instability. I was afraid I’d be unhappy.
Epic's requirements were commercial capability and culture transformation. The key test was whether the new company could not just survive but successfully expand its services. Here's what we did.
Members of GCHQ discussed how they are bringing innovation into the department using a new crowdfunding-style system.
Do we want people to make mistakes? The answer I generally get to this question is 'Yes', because people recognise that this is how we learn and discover new ways of doing things. In this blog, find out about eight companies that celebrate mistakes by staff, and how they do it.
I am quoted this morning in an article in the Independent: “Capita accused of using major government contract to short-change small companies, driving some out of business.”
Unleash the power of the people in your workplace. Isn't that what democracy is about?