The Value of Engaged Employees

I find it staggering that in an advanced and mature economy as Australia, we have such low levels of Employee Engagement. The loss of productivity and potential commercial success is alarming yet many managers and leaders spend too much time on the...

Corporate Rebalance

An interesting article from Harvard Professor Robert Kaplan, the creator of the Balanced Scorecard some 24 years ago. He has now supplemented his research and argues that financial metrics, although critical to corporate successful performance, need to be supplemented...

The importance of a good mentor

On a flight back from Sydney recently I came across this article by Deborah Hutton in the Virgin In-Flight magazine about the importance of a good role model. I definitely agree with the comment that the difference between a promising business person and a successful...