Life is…

Realised through pain
Celebrated every day
Missed, if you blink your eye
Much more than science can explain
More than we can dream of
Beautiful beyond measure
Seen in the eyes of a new born baby
A beating heart
Mystery, fantastic mystery!
Not from earth

life

Amazing and mezmerizing
Your choice
Hidden, and in plain sight
…A paradox

Go on, make it happen!

Life is…

Realised through pain
Celebrated every day
Missed, if you blink your eye
Much more than science can explain
More than we can dream of
Beautiful beyond measure
Seen in the eyes of a new born baby
A beating heart
Mystery, fantastic mystery!
Not from earth

life

Amazing and mezmerizing
Your choice
Hidden, and in plain sight
…A paradox

Go on, make it happen!

Change Brings Improvement. …Not quite!

suspension-bridge-1171119_960_720Earlier this week I spoke to someone that works in a division of a large multi-national company. Things have become rather challenging for them as the corporate culture has taken over.  They used to be a smaller family owned operation but was bought as part of a global expansion by the large corporate.

Just this week another measure of control was instituted and everybody expected to comply. After this happened I had a chat with my friend and he said that “we must just wait because when a good company like this makes changes things will improve.”

I asked him to reflect for a moment and indicate whether the changes thus far have brought improvement – a resounding no! Continue reading “Change Brings Improvement. …Not quite!”

Change Brings Improvement. …Not quite!

suspension-bridge-1171119_960_720Earlier this week I spoke to someone that works in a division of a large multi-national company. Things have become rather challenging for them as the corporate culture has taken over.  They used to be a smaller family owned operation but was bought as part of a global expansion by the large corporate.

Just this week another measure of control was instituted and everybody expected to comply. After this happened I had a chat with my friend and he said that “we must just wait because when a good company like this makes changes things will improve.”

I asked him to reflect for a moment and indicate whether the changes thus far have brought improvement – a resounding no! Continue reading “Change Brings Improvement. …Not quite!”

Positive Belief Systems Create Great Companies

waterfall-163579_960_720The only reason any company can be great is if the leadership of the organsiation cultivates a belief system about the people that work their and that focuses on the inherent potential of every individual.

The moment the leadership starts to focus on the shortcomings of its people the leadership themselves become the biggest problem. The irony is that you will find that most leaders use beautiful rhetoric that goes something like “we really believe in our people” or “our people is our greatest asset”.

I started out by stating that a positive belief system is what is required. I did not state that lightly. Continue reading “Positive Belief Systems Create Great Companies”