The shift to remote work is particularly impacting on middle managers in all larger organisations. We should address this now. Middle managers play a vital role, and it’s just not on to let the role – or the incumbents – languish, when we actually can meet the challenge. Why are these roles so important? Middle management roles are critical positions in all mid to large organisations; indeed, the impact of middle managers on business success can be ‘make or break’:… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Collaboration
Hybrid work platforms – time to take stock?
July 20 2022One major challenge of supporting a hybrid approach to working, is the increase in costs involved. This can extend to a full workspace makeover, but at the minimum it will involve software, particularly as it’s used for virtual team meetings, collaboration, and project management… And despite their dominance, there are options that are alternatives to MS Teams and zoom, and some that work with them. It’s a matter of making it fit your organisation… And it’s not straightforward – shifting… Read more »
From ‘alternating monologues’ to a dialogue!
March 19 2020At a time when the whole world seems to be under siege, good communication is perhaps more important than ever. When in communication with colleagues / associates, the ideal scenario would be that BOTH parties are wanting to move towards a satisfactory outcome. As we know, it sadly isn’t always that way. If you think of a recent discussion that didn’t reach a satisfactory (to both) conclusion, it could be that it wasn’t really a dialogue, but a… Read more »
Life can’t be all about work. What about golf, and tackling homelessness?
April 2 2014Life can’t be all about work! How do you help address homelessness with a golf tournament? It’s called The Big Hit. I’m very excited to be putting together, along with a great team, a Charity Golf Tournament coming up soon on May 16. The inaugural Big Hit Bendigo tournament will raise funds for the Sidney Myer Haven Program, a truly unique residential development complex that is going to be a winner. The Big Hit has a facebook page at www.facebook.com/thebighit. We’re currently… Read more »
Change – it STILL means opportunity and risk.
March 14 2014What would you do if your business was coasting along nicely, but operating in a sector where 90% of providers were about to disappear due to changes in government policy? If recent UK experience is a guide, this is about to happen in the community services sector, specifically with providers of disability support services. It could equally be any sector involved in delivering services as an outsourced quasi-government provider. For many very good reasons, the National Disability Insurance Scheme has… Read more »
Strategic Partnering
January 12 2014Luc Bardin’s book Strategic Partnering: Remove Chance and Deliver Consistent Success (Kogan Page, 2014) shows the potentials and the pitfalls of Strategic Partnering and alliances. Performance improvements are possible, but some key factors must be in place before that is likely to be the outcome. These include there being a real need and desire for the change, and real potential value. A partnership can bring success only if it makes both partners strategically and sustainably stronger in the long run…. Read more »
