Business & Organizational Development tools, training & services - Human Resources, OD & Leadership
By Mike Morrison
Mike is a consultant and change agent specialising in developing skills in senior people to increase organizational performance.
An early adopter of many things technology and in the worlds of collaboration and learning.
Mike is also founder & director of RapidBI, an organizational effectiveness consultancy.
The Fearless Frontline by Ray Attiyah As a leaders and manager, do you feel that much of your time is consumed by urgent, but unimportant tasks? Why is it that as managers and leaders we are expected to spend so much of our time working in the business, rather than on the business? In his book, Ray Attiyah says that [...]
The book – Leadership and Art of Struggle By Steven Snyder is an interesting and unexpected engaging read. For many leadership books “tout” perfect ways of doing things, they suggest that stress and conflict is only for the weak. Snyder takes a more pragmatic approach to explaining some of the tensions and how to navigate them. [...]
How do you start your business or grow a business if the traditional approaches are not accessible to you? How do you raise money AND do your marketing at the same time for no cost? It’s all about crowdsourcing. If you have seen the news over recent months, you would have seen that there has [...]
When reviewing ideas using a SWOT can be negative, so many now look at reviewing creative ideas with a different perspective. Pluses, Potentials, Concerns, Options Overcome the concerns
What is leadership? As our organizations change and adapt so must the people running them – our managers and leaders. In the past, many organizations have neglected to develop and train this group, letting most find their own way to their own unique management or leadership style
Practice does not make perfect Tenure does not guaranty competence Experience can be a poor teacher Learning by mistakes is a waste of time Trial and error learning is inefficient Systems can’t change people Bosses are often poor models Self study isn’t enough Training alone will not produce behaviour change Source: William [...]
It’s not (just) about the learning! There are many people in the field of training, learning and people development, that seem to think that gamification is about “games” in the classroom. It’s not. At least not in the way many people assume. It’s wider, more systematic and holistic/ integrated than that. Sure games at a transactional level [...]
