Month: January 2017

What Kind of President Would You Be?

Prospero 25 January

1 minute

The United States of America has a new and unconventional President, and plenty of column inches will be going into analysing his personality. We suspect you wouldn’t be a President like Donald Trump (although we […]

Management

How Do You Measure Up As A Team Manager? 20 Point Checklist

Prospero 20 January

2 minutes

Over the last 6 months we have been working on a competency project that has identified certain characteristics of the successful team manager. We have summarised those behavioural indicators into the following list: [geoads2] They […]

Leadership

How Would Joe Biden’s Memo Play In Your Management Team?

Prospero 19 January

2 minutes

Today is Joe Biden’s last full day as Vice President. Whilst most of the internet will be mourning the loss of some great meme worthy photos, others will be reflecting on what his contribution to American […]

Adding Value

Consulting In The Age Of Complexity

Prospero 18 January

3 minutes

The Context Of Complexity Whatever the precise nature and benefits of your product or service, viewed from the customer’s perspective it could easily be perceived as “one more complexity in a World which is already […]

Creativity

Is This About Batman, Lego, Chevrolet or Something Else?

Prospero 17 January

1 minute

At the Detroit Motor Show this week Chevrolet revealed a full size Batmobile made entirely from Lego, whilst they projected the Bat Signal onto their RenCen headquarters on the Detroit River. [geoads2] Once we’d scoured […]

Ideas

How to Be a Billionaire, Without Leaving Home

Prospero 13 January

1 minute

This chart shows where the world’s US dollar billionaires live. Each country is sized according to how many billionaire’s live there. Those results are perhaps unsurprising, we’ve seen them before. The interesting new insight this […]

Leadership

20 of the Most Common Business Excuses

Prospero 10 January

2 minutes

Ownership is mind-set determined – see how many of the following you recognise: [geoads2] Yes I agree with you , you’re right I do need to change – soon These numbers are not good enough, […]

Management

How to Motivate People? A Ten Point Plan

Prospero 8 January

2 minutes

We spend a lot of time working with managers who often ask the question ‘How can I improve my motivation skills?’ Nobody ever says ‘I am a poor motivator’. Managers will admit to many things […]

Sales

Essential 7-Point Plan for Maximising Your Key Accounts

Prospero 6 January

1 minute

To maximise the wallet share from your key accounts you need to focus your efforts in seven areas: [geoads2] Customer Business Situation Supplier Business Situation External Business Situation Opportunity Analysis Strategic Targets and Measures Strategy […]

Management

30 Human Resources and Organisational Development Acronyms

Prospero 5 January

1 minute

We’ve all been in meetings when people use a whole buffet of acronyms that all seem to run into each other and make no sense. The smart thing to do is ask if you don’t […]