After working with executives and executive teams for the past 11 years here at Hewsons, I have observed that performance management at all levels throughout an organisation comes down to two things. Make good decisions and effectively implement those decisions. Sounds simple, but actually, it’s quite complex. Here are some of the reasons why – …
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People are concerned that Trump may be elected as President and the damage he could do to the world. From my perspective, whether he gets elected or not, the source of his relative success if not addressed will continue and will show up in other ways. So if the US (and the world) is concerned about …
This election represents a clear failure of leadership. It is also a mirror for many of our organisations. The issues that are at the source of the election results are the same issues that are at the source of increasing cynicism in our business leaders and the low levels of engagement of the workforce. It’s …
What business leaders can learn from the Federal Election 2016 Read More »
I was shocked by Eddie Maguire’s recent comments directed towards Caroline Wilson. If you have not yet heard what happened, here is a brief audio segment of what was said and there is a transcript in the Business Insider blog This is just three years after he made disparaging remarks towards Adam Goodes when he suggested …
Authentic Leadership and Eddie Maguire’s behaviour Read More »
Recently, I attending an event that featured Fiona De Jong, CEO of the Australian Olympic Committee. Fiona’s presentation and the answers she gave to questions left me pondering why I felt inspired by Fiona and for me, what is the source of inspirational leadership. Fiona talked about her vision of “being the most respected team …
This post focuses on foundation aspects of ‘how to’ managing accountably. If you have not yet read my past post on “What does accountability actually mean? I suggest you follow the link and read about the thinking that underpins Hewsons’ approach to accountability before going through this post. Make sure that you are on the …
