Pay attention
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 24, 2006 10:35:00 AM
Where do you direct people’s attention in your organisation? What are the overriding figures and measurements you use? and why don’t they see more than just those?
Mirror neurons
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 21, 2006 6:10:00 PM
New evidence indicates clues about the source of empathy – mirror neurons.
Process vs innovation, rational thought vs cognitive patterns
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 19, 2006 10:06:00 AM
For a very limited time, McKinsey has The McKinsey Quarterly: The adaptable corporation available to read and download for readers of their Strategy newsletter. It’s a good piece, and highlights some key points that many modern organisations are not just failing at, but actively obstr …
Organisational change from a brain perspective
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 17, 2006 10:57:00 AM
I loved this article in a recent edition of strategy+business.
The productivity argument
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 14, 2006 10:43:00 PM
Another one of the perennial surveys comes out in Personnel Today to announce how much productivity is costing UK businesses. And this one proclaims that training is the answer.
Colin Morley – colleague and associate
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 11, 2006 1:30:00 PM
I first posted this a year ago. One year on, it seems fitting to reprint it now. Sometimes it’s hard to know quite what to say, but I have to say something. A good friend and colleague, Colin Morley, was killed at the recent Edgware Road bombings. He and I have been talking since we f …
Coaches as well as campaigns
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 11, 2006 1:15:00 PM
We’re introducing something new to the Narrate portfolio, as a result of feedback from you. While many organisations want us to run full campaigns inhouse to implement change and improve culture, there are many who have the capability to do so themselves, but instead need ongoing coac …
Public sector versus private sector – misconceived attitudes to change
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 11, 2006 1:00:00 PM
We’ve just finished our series of change masterclasses around the UK – Change Management for the Public Sector. And it’s highlighted for me the glaring error in too many assumptions that people on each side of the public/private divide make. Not all private sector workers (or even com …
The juggernaut starts to turn?
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 11, 2006 12:00:00 PM
Last year’s scenes in Trafalgar Square, London after the Ashes were the latest sign of an important change. We’re learning to celebrate success. When Simon Anholt and I spoke prior to the Rugby World Cup a few years ago, we talked about the national characteristics of the English. (I …
Blogs as conversations, not ego-boosting
by Tony Quinlan on Jul 11, 2006 11:30:00 AM
Most communicators in organisations are missing out in blogs. And that’s because the main story about blogs is missing the relevant point. I’ve been talking with various people recently in the communications world about blogs. Their current preception about blogs is based on the evide …
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