A few years ago the leadership team at Domino's garnered much respect for their willingness to absorb tough talk. Sensing a growing problem, senior management ordered a series of taste-test feedback sessions where they simply let people try their pizza, then candidly say what they thought. The responses weren't encouraging, to...

For all types of organizations, executing large projects requires an appropriate level of planning. Deciding between a waterfall or agile project management approach merits careful thought. Businesses that choose the wrong approach for the project and their culture risk missing the full realization of their project investment. Without some agility...

Creative pursuits are not a popular option for female business owners, with the majority working in the professional services sector, research reveals. Reed Commercial have conducted a OnePoll survey of more than 100 female business owners that reveals more than two-fifths work in a range of professional services, with only...

With mounting evidence supporting the theory that employee engagement seriously affects the bottom line, it’s no wonder it “seems to have appeared on every website, every vendor tagline, and in every article I read,” as Josh Bersin notes in his annual Predictions for 2016 report. The growing chorus and data...

A recent research says, “Only 18% of current managers have the high talent (that unique combination of talents needed to help a team achieve excellence in a way that significantly improves a company's performance) required of their role.” For any company head, this is a shocking data which depicts how...

Unfortunately, India’s Kolkata and Mumbai top the list of cities whose populations are most exposed to coastal flooding, with 14 million and 11.4 million respectively, according to new study on climate change, published by the UK based Christian Aid charity. Bangladesh’s Dhaka will sit in close 3rd place with 11.1...

Think about how you start each and every day. What’s the first thing you do? How about while you wait in line for coffee? Kill time before starting a business meeting or boarding a plane? The last thing you do before bed? If each of those scenes includes you using...

Sarah winced as the hourly stack rankings beeped through her smartphone. She didn’t have to say a word. Karin knew that look from the inside out. She’s been on the frantic receiving end of such beeps. Hourly results coming in 15 times a day—quality, efficiency, sales— all neatly ranked as...

To the casual observer, brainstorming is a free-for-all of ideas and suggestions with the noble purpose of finding a nugget of gold among the rubbish. However, while this is certainly one way of looking at it, effective brainstorming in fact requires an element of planning and discipline if the best...