By Francis With regards to employee engagement, what do you do if your executive team can‘t agree? Some see symptoms of deep disengagement, while others don’t. Suggestions for how to intervene go nowhere, stuff that used to work in the past no longer succeeds and other companies’ case studies seem not to apply. As Tolstoy...
Author: Francis Wade
Easy First Steps to Become an Enlightened Leader
By Francis Do the skills required to be a great leader spring from an inborn set of traits? Or can they be developed over time? Here’s a surprising answer – not only can they be grown, but they all come down to a single, rarely talked about ability that isn’t taught but certainly can be...
How Examining Core Assumptions Can Save Your Company
By Francis Why do disruptions drive companies out of business? While it’s easy to blame “innovative technology” or “tough competitors”, most firms hurt themselves by not following early warning signs which challenge core assumptions. Jamaican firms are particularly vulnerable. Why? As mentioned in prior articles, our companies are overly leader-centric. While this is sometimes a...