Generational Conflict: Whose Bad Attitude Is It Anyway?
In many organisations, the leadership team is likely to be made up of Baby Boomers or older Gen X, aged forty and over. When conflict arises with younger staff, all too often I see generational differences cited as the cause.
Continue Reading...View Comments (2)What can The Who’s Pete Townshend teach us about Leadership?
Tommy is an extraordinary work crafted by The Who’s main songsmith and master guitarist, Pete Townshend. When I listened to Tommy again and watched the 1975 Ken Russell film of the same name, it became clear that the storyline is a prime example of how adopting an open growth mindset can lead to extraordinary leadership, success and self-insight.
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Ever had the situation occur where what you meant to communicate was totally misunderstood by the other person. Now think about the specific instances in which this has happened to you, or you have heard it happen to someone else. Now ask, how many of these instances involved email?
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There is much in the media of late on the state of the global economy. There are shrill cries of doom from many commentators that suggest the world is heading into another protracted recession. The more that people are assaulted with this media barrage, the more their confidence will slip and the more likely the recession will be.
Continue Reading...Leave a CommentThe Carbon Tax Debate: Good policy, bad policy or poor change management?
I’m trying to get my head around the Carbon Tax. Who could argue that we should pollute our world less? Who wants to breathe worse air, and damage the planet? Not many I suspect. So, why are we having such an emotively charged political debate? In my opinion, it all comes back to the key principles of change management...
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