Category: management

  • 3 ways to create a high performance culture

    3 ways to create a high performance culture

      Does culture matter? Recent research carried out by James Heskett at Harvard Business School suggests that 20%-30% of corporate performance can be attributed to a positive, strong performance culture. As Edgar Schein, probably the most prolific and oft-quoted researcher and author in the area of culture, suggested: “The only thing of real importance that…

  • The magic of freedom?

    The magic of freedom?

    British training company Happy Ltd has been rated best for customer service and work/life balance among many other awards. Henry Stewart, Chief Executive, has written a book about the story of Happy and its achievements. The book has a clear tone, comes with real-life examples, provides evidence where required and poses thought-provoking questions – overall…

  • Join us for the 2016 Strengths Challenge

    Join us for the 2016 Strengths Challenge

    Can you hear it? There’s a revolution occurring in our workplaces, and it’s being led by employees – want to join in? If you’re fed up with a job that drains your energy, a boss who undermines your confidence and the financial handcuffs that rob you of making the choices you desire, there’s a campaign…

  • Book Summary: Switch – How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

    Book Summary: Switch – How to Change Things When Change Is Hard

    Over the last few decades a dispiriting body of research has been amassed, which suggests that the vast majority of change programmes fail, or fail to reach their intended outcomes. In their book Switch – How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, academics Chip and Dan Heath address this challenge head on. The authors…

  • Tuckman’s stages of team development

  • Edison’s method – Collaboration is the key

    Edison’s method – Collaboration is the key

    The light bulb; just a simple object in your everyday life. We need it at home, in the office, on the street, almost everywhere. Thomas Edison frequently receives credit for inventing the light bulb (inspite of the efforts of inventors such as  Davy and Swan who came before him). We tend to imagine every great…

  • Managers to leaders – Business Innovators Radio interview

    Managers to leaders – Business Innovators Radio interview

    Meeting the organisational and individual challenges of excellent leadership is crucial for any business. Formium Development Director Eszter Molnar Mills was interviewed for Business Innovators Radio on leadership challenges and how harnessing strengths and investing in development can mitigate these. You can listen to the interview on iTunes, or visit http://businessinnovatorsmagazine.com/eszter-molnar-mills-managers-to-leaders/ where you an also…

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