Sue Savage-Rumbaugh – Kanzi: The ape at the brink of the Human mind I can hear my critics speaking right now… “What exactly has THIS got to do with Business, Graham?” Well, almost every month, I find myself in conversation… Continue reading
‘The over-zealous super-ego may depend on ritualised patterns of behaviour, and have great difficulty coping with the rich tapestry of human experience and beliefs – considering their own perspective to be the only true way. It is this latter conviction… Continue reading
A few months ago, I was prompted to write a few words by way of introduction to the subject of Psychodynamics. In it, I explained the three different components of our model of the psyche which was proposed originally by… Continue reading
Jason Fried is the co-founder and president of 37signals, a Chicago-based company that builds web-based productivity tools. This may not seem like the necessary credentials to write a business book per se. However, how about this as a review from… Continue reading
Our understanding of behaviour in groups has been evolving for many years. Much of the earliest scientific study was based on animal populations and formed a subset of the science of ethology. These studies usually revolved around small groups that… Continue reading
These notes began life five years ago. They reflect the issues that my leadership coaching clients (and their peers or bosses) see as holding them back. They also address the stumbling blocks that HR Directors frequently encounter when considering otherwise… Continue reading
The other week, I found myself watching the film, “The Last King of Scotland” – an account based on events in Uganda under the Presidency of Idi Amin. We saw an individual who had been a model soldier, was liked… Continue reading
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) this week forecast that over 40% of public sector organisations are undergoing redundancies as a result of government cuts. Read more here: http://tinyurl.com/2etcv23 To be brutally honest, I am really quite surprised… Continue reading
Elsewhere, a question was posed about the future of “Human Resources”. It reflected the debates that seem to unfold whenever three of more HR professionals gather together in one room. It went something like this… Q: Everyone seems to agree… Continue reading
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything (Robinson) A few weeks ago, I chose one of Tony Buzan’s books as my Business Book of the Week. On Friday night, I went to hear Buzan speaking. He is a polished… Continue reading
