Regular business travel is rarely the glamorous experience that non-travellers imagine. Many of us have returned from a sweaty, delayed, frustrating trip to work long hours and go for dinner with strangers to hear our colleagues say “Oh you went to Berlin – how lovely”.
But in recent years and months a combination of intrusive security, [...]
Entries from May 2010
Travel less and manage more
May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Control in complex companies Podcast
May 26th, 2010 · No Comments
Finding the right level of control is critical in complex companies.
There are many factors that can subtly (or not so subtly) undermine trust in complex companies (cultural differences, competing priorities, working through technology & misaligned goals – to name but a few). If trust is damaged mangers tend to increase central control and this can [...]
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