Talent management is a strategic function

  In my previous blogs, I strongly advocated drawing up a talent management strategy that sets out the guiding principles for recruiting, developing, rewarding, promoting and paying people.   In my last blog, I set out what successful talent management looks...

Thoughts on leadership – The Three Cs

The British Army has been providing courses on leadership development at Sandhurst since 1812 when it was recognised that leading men into battle required more than an aristocratic background.  I was at a leadership seminar there recently where the commandant was...

Surviving cultural uncertainty

I was struck by an article in our last newsletter reporting a study that showed that fear of change was putting British companies at risk. The survey conducted by Microsoft, Goldsmiths, University of London and YouGov found that 49% fear the change that comes with...

Thoughts on leadership – questions

“Management is about answers.   Leadership is about questions”.   There have been many acres of newsprint dedicated to defining the difference between management and leadership and there is no simple answer.  If we assume that the...