“Lean” is a well known concept in business. The core idea is to maximize customer value while minimising waste. Simply, lean means creating more value for customers with fewer resources. Let’s apply this to a government…   Introduction We could observe different attempts at reforming a country, and different ideas of the “free country” concept, throughout the […]

Some panic too early. Some will ignore a real situation until its too late. So let’s define what a real crisis is. When you look up the definition of crisis in a dictionary you find definitions like “a time of intense difficulty or danger” or “a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or […]

This is probably one of the most important aspect of businesses of any size: YOU! You are the one who is running the business and keeping the show on the road. If YOU are DOING it long enough and well enough the business will grow big and profitable. So what makes a person capable of […]

I am writing this post in March 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic. I am not going to write about how fake this pandemic is, you know that already. Nevertheless, governments behave as if it would be a serious illness and pass measures that prevent or at least make business difficult. In Italy there is a […]

The coronavirus pandemic required some health and safety measures to prevent it from spreading. However, while governments and the media have been concentrating on the health implications of the illness, the resulting restrictions and panic started to develop serious economic consequences. Luckily, medical research has gathered enough information, and the British Government has formulated sensible […]

Those managers who have a strong ambition to become top-notch leaders often ask themselves: What makes me a good leader? How can I improve my leadership? Good leadership is a composite of certain abilities polished to a superb level and a personal stability and strength. One of these abilities is the analytical skill.   “The human […]

I have made a survey among company owners to see what is their biggest bug in managing a company. I wanted to have a clear picture as to what could be my entry point with them as a consultant.  There were several kind of answers but the predominating one was “people.” More specifically the random outcome […]

I am not the advocate of headhunting “young titans” and putting them in a high and responsible position in an effort to gain a new impetus for management. It can be dangerous and management wants to play safe.  “Young titans” are marked by wanting to jump in the deep water and prove how good they are […]

There is one common denominator in each and every company. No matter what industry, what sector, what size it is this one thing is true for every company: They all want to reach their corporate objectives!   These corporate objectives almost always contain the financial objective of delivering shareholder value in terms of increased returns and […]

It would be so nice if people would work independently. I am quite sure that any leader had to learn the hard way that a team does slow down and tends to disperse unless it is being lead and motivated by skilled leaders. There is however one factor in motivating a team that, if known […]