This month I attended the funeral of a young man who died in his sleep; family and friends shared stories, tears and smiles both formally from the front and informally over drinks. Yet I found myself reflecting on how we…
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3 Gifts of Wisdom on Funerals, Kindness and Authenticity.
Tagged with: authenticity, Christmas, funerals, kindness, thewisemen, wisdom
Posted in communication, Company Culture, leadership, people, Values
Posted in communication, Company Culture, leadership, people, Values
We don’t know what we don’t know
I’d just finished delivering a short podium session at an exhibition in Earl’s Court, London when I was approached by a former colleague. We exchanged a few pleasantries and agreed to meet up very soon for a proper catch-up, and…
Tagged with: #blindspots, #idontknow, #rumsfeld, #socrates
Posted in Company Culture, Decision Making, Management Consultants, Mentoring, Personal Development, Skill Sets, The Boardroom
Posted in Company Culture, Decision Making, Management Consultants, Mentoring, Personal Development, Skill Sets, The Boardroom
Wise words on Diversity & Inclusion from 3 wise people
Three gifts of wisdom from two wise men and a wise woman, inspired by the events and personal experiences of 2020. Following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25th protests took place in over 60 countries and…
Tagged with: Curtis Hayes, Diversity, George Floyd, Inclusion, Martin Luther King
Posted in Company Culture, leadership, The Boardroom
Posted in Company Culture, leadership, The Boardroom
Do you want great questions or great answers?
At first glance, coaching and mentoring may seem to be the same thing and are often transposed in our thinking as they are both techniques requiring similar skills to drive behavioural change, yet the process and the outcomes are quite…
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly redundancies
Firms planning 20 or more redundancies at a single “establishment” must by law notify the government via a form called HR1, of how many people they are potentially making redundant. On September 8th, the BBC released HR1 figures, secured via…
Tagged with: covid 19 redundancies, Redundancy
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Decision Making, leadership, Values
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Decision Making, leadership, Values
7 Transferable Deep Dive Findings
7 years ago this June I registered the company name The Value Innovator, a “me-only-business” set up to support SME’s with easy access to my leading company experience and best practice expertise on strategic and leadership challenge. Never did I…
Tagged with: #constantpurpose, #experience, #perceptionisfact, #relevance, #startwithwhy, Values
Posted in Appraisals, Company Culture, leadership, Strategic Planning, Values
Posted in Appraisals, Company Culture, leadership, Strategic Planning, Values
Key skills required for effective communication during Covid-19
The 3 key components to good communication are the message, the method and the messenger; most organisations focus on the first two and give little thought to the third by automatically defaulting to the person at the top of the…
Tagged with: communication skills, coronavirus, crisis management, employee engagement, leadership
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, Skill Sets
Posted in communication, Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, Skill Sets
Performance or Market Improvement – where’s your GROWTH coming from?
The markets are under attack – “Covid-19 presents the greatest danger to the world economy since the financial crisis of 2008” (OEGD). “The FTSE 100 fell more than 8% in early trading as fears of a global recession grew, caused…
Tagged with: coronavirus, john lewis, People performance, Process productivity, Product profitability
Posted in Business Growth, Company Culture, leadership
Posted in Business Growth, Company Culture, leadership
2019 GREATEST HITS
So,Greatness is all relative and Hits ain’t quite what they used to be! Nevertheless, here are the most viewed Value Innovator blogs of 2019. #3 Strategy doesn’t have to be complicated – Lessons from a car maker. The May 2019…
Tagged with: culture, self management, STRATEGY
Posted in business strategy, Company Culture, Strategic Planning, Values
Posted in business strategy, Company Culture, Strategic Planning, Values
Michael Donaldson The Value Innovator - Improving the performance of your business 
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