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The impact of the economic situation on working hours

Posted by Craig Smith on August 18, 2011 at 18:30 2 Comments

We are currently running a LinkedIn poll to see how many hours are being worked on average per week by the employed or self-employed.  We are also interested to hear whether this has changed as a result of the current economic climate (either increasing or reducing the number of hours worked).  You can tell us about this using the optional comment feature on the poll if you wish.

We will be sharing the results of the poll in a later blog post and will also provide a breakdown based on…

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London Riots August 2011

Posted by Craig Smith on August 9, 2011 at 8:00 0 Comments

I have been amazed at the attempts to rationalise the behaviour of the groups of people responsible for destroying large parts of London during the recent riots.  This reminded me of my brief foray into Chaos Theory a few years ago.

Chaos Theory dictates that it is possible that a very small occurance can produce unpredictable and sometimes drastic results by triggering a series of increasingly significant events. I think rationalising the riots as some sort of reaction to a…

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Dan Heath quote

Posted by Matt Dunn on May 19, 2011 at 14:20 0 Comments

I had the pleasure of seeing two amazing speakers in London last week, Michael Watkins and Dan Heath.

Dan made some very compelling points, one of which was:

 

“Find the bright spots in your organisation, and then replicate them. Start obsessing about success – not…

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The NHS, melting icebergs and change

Posted by Craig Smith on April 14, 2011 at 8:59 0 Comments

Interesting to see the massive resistance being generated to the reforms proposed in the NHS at the moment. Many commentators referred yesterday to the fact that any reform to this national institution creates resistance (and there have been a lot of changes in recent years).



There was some debate as to whether, on this occasion it is a case of miscommunication or whether the reforms themselves are fundamentally flawed. As an observer from the "outside", I can't help but think that,… Continue

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The emotion of change 1 Reply

Why do some people thrive on change while others often appear threatened and vulnerable?  What is the strongest emotion you have ever felt during a period of change?Continue

Tags: lead, emotion, change

Started by Lesley Hunter in General Discussions. Last reply by Matt Dunn May 19, 2011.

Hello!

I am a mathematician, philosopher, spiritualist and change leader. Chris has 22 years’ experience providing visionary delivery of sustainable change resulting in bottom-line improvements and…Continue

Tags: Philosophy, Philosopher, Hello, CPM

Started by Chris Phillips-Maund in Please introduce yourself and what you do... Jan 11, 2011.

Measuring and uplifting individual and group capability and experience

There are many commonly used methods and approaches for measuring programme\project performance, and we often then measure programme\project managers performance alongside the performance of the…Continue

Started by Mark Rogers in General Discussions Jun 30, 2010.

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