The Titanic ship, the Enron Corporation, and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis all bear some semblance and it isn’t the fact that each crashed at a time or the other. Each had a prevailing mindset that helped its crash. "God himself could not sink this ship!" This quotation, made famous by Cameron's film (The Titanic), is reputed to have been the answer given by a deck hand when asked if Titanic was really unsinkable. The key players in these three examples went from over-confidence to carelessness and even greed in the latter two. Their mindset simply … [Read more...]

How many need a new boss? How many need a new boss right away? You are fine with the organisation were you work…you only wish for a boss change. It would surprise you to know that if this question were asked within your department, even your boss would raise his hands! In my opinion, I need a new boss is the second highest wish within our organisations – coming a close second to I need a salary increase. This may also explain why studies have shown that the reason a lot of people leave an organisation is because they want to bolt away from a particular … [Read more...]