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This year sees the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Jim Collins bestseller Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't.With over 4 million copies sold worldwide good to great became a management must-read. But what can we learn from it 20 years on? Is it still relevant? Do its findings pan out in the 21st century?The book addresses a single question: can a good company become a great company (stock market performance, 5 times the average) and if so, how...

Can the state of establishing diversity in your business guarantee you some kind of edge, and if so, what?Coming from the Latin verb "divertere", meaning to turn aside, the classic dictionary definition of diversity is the containment of many very different elements practice of quality. In recent years however, probably the first definition you will find on the internet is the inclusion or involvement of people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, ...

Nassim Taleb’s book, The Black Swan, was published back in 2007 and yet today it’s observations are as poignant as ever. In this podcast Harley Lovegrove and his guest panel look at the implications of handling unexpected major events. They consider, among other questions, if one can anticipate the unexpected and if so, how can they as leaders keep their teams focused, motivated and aligned? They explore the process of inspiring managers into becoming leaders, and to embracing the fact ...

After so long in lock-down, many companies are slowly going back to normal and management teams are beginning to encourage their employees to return to their offices. But will they want to? Will they try to hold on to working from home or are they looking forward to rushing back in? What are the consequences of this new normal? Guests:Jürgen Schmied: Senior Program Director Airlines & Network Control Centres, DHLTineke Van Hooland, founder and CEO at Epic 10 & Deputy Secretary Ge...

In this podcast: ‘How to keep our workforce safe while satisfying our clients, suppliers and shareholders.’ We examine the potential impact of social distancing in our production facilities and how to be sure our organisations can turn the challenges they face into some kind of competitive advantage.To help him explore this topic, our host Harley Lovegrove is joined by:Koen Libbrecht, Director Technical Services at AlerisBérénice Crabs, Secretary General at Synergrid and ARGBPaul Bennington, ...

In this third episode, Harley Lovegrove and his podcast guests discuss how best to plan, report and keep track on progress in a remotely managed project or program.Podcast series on Managing Projects RemotelyIn this series, Harley Lovegrove and his guests are exploring the topic of remote project management and all the challenges and benefits it brings.With so many people having to switch to running their entire project remotely it might be reassuring to know that for some this has been their...