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The 3 R’s – Resizing, Restructures, Redundancies
The daily headlines about big organisations making their people redundant has begun. This isn’t just a big name issue though as SMEs are having to respond to the loss of trade since the Covid-19 crisis struck. With people being one of the costliest parts of the...
Revisiting your Employee Value Proposition to make it stick in the future
Have you noticed the number of headlines recently that talk about the companies that are going to win or lose from the Corona Crisis based on the way they treat their employees? I love that this commentary is highlighting the importance of the employee experience,...
Preparing for the next wave of change without getting seasick
From all the things that I’m seeing and hearing at the moment, about how organisations are responding to Coronavirus, it feels as though things are settling slightly. Many organisations and the people within them are adjusting to the current normal; business...
Keeping connected and motivated when the world is wobbly
There are so many fantastic stories circulating about the way people are adapting to a very unfamiliar world, where almost every aspect of the way we work has been thrown up in the air. We are already talking about the creation of the new normal at some undefined...
Riding the waves – Ripping up job descriptions and conventional ways of working
A few days ago I posted a blog about the importance for organisations and their employees to have direction and purpose. During crisis and chaos, these can provide an anchor to hold on to. As we see conventional ways of working being tested and challenged, direction...
Testing and adapting the foundations of your business
In my last blog I reflected on several aspects of the way an organisation is designed to thrive, or in some cases survive. In particular how the ecosystem of organisations are being tested or rapidly changing with the Corona Crisis. In the days when CC’s were the...
The importance of having purpose
As I start to write this, I’m literally scratching my head in wonder. For almost all of us, the events over the last few weeks have created a seismic shift in our worlds. It is probably the biggest change any of us will experience in the way we work and live. And it’s...
Changing perceptions about pay – boss puts the minimum salary at $70k
I recently read an article about a very radical approach to pay. I’ve been pondering it since. A quick summary of the article……. A successful CEO in the USA decided to change the pay structure in his business so the minimum salary was $70k. In addition he also...
Achieving successful Organisation Design without the Grim Reaper
Over the years I’ve held various job titles and consulted to different organisations where I’ve been introduced as the person who is here to help with Organisation Design. This isn’t a bad introduction in theory, so how come the reactions tend to be fear, distrust and...