Strategies for Meaningful Work

Leadership |  Sustained Competitive Advantage | Engagement 

Most people are not operating at their best. Jim Collins famously likened an organisation to a bus, with some people being on the wrong bus, or in the wrong seat instead of their optimum position. Our lives are like the cells of a honeycomb, interconnected to others in our team, and our organisation (the hive). We cannot hope to excel if our team is incorrectly constituted to begin with!

What are Focused People? Inspired Individuals + Aligned Teams + Healthy Culture.

In the current economy, people are often called on to take on additional responsibility,  to off-set downsizing or merging of companies. Mastery of thoughts, delivery and career will be pivotal to sustaining our competitive advantage, along with strategies for dealing with stress, conflict and change.  Each person definitely needs to be in the right role, engaged, communicating excellently and executing their mandate effectively. We call this “Living the Strategy.”

It’s critical that we stay informed and aware of the shifting sand in the global market, and ensure that we deliver on our promise, consistently. This means building diverse, cross-functional teams and building “sharing organisations” : open, vision-led, dialogic and social-media literate. It also requires a business understanding of CSR and sustainability that moves beyond emotional “causes” to take a long-term view: impact AND brand affinity (a Lovemark).

It all begins with challenging and refining our thinking, understanding how to lead self and others well.  Engagement and Service follow, and the knowledge-sharing that empowers exceptional delivery.

We would love to help you get to grips with material you may have been too busy to grapple with, but will greatly benefit by applying.

The bottom-line isn’t the bottom line. Those who defend the line are.