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This is an interesting article on chess as an analogy for business. There are lots of useful and thought provoking ideas   Kasparov on … Chess as an Analogy for Business Competition “There’s a massive amount of uncertainty and almost boundless variety in terms of the moves you can make in both chess and business. Thi...

I have not read the book myself but the review is a good one, so you may like to try it! New book: Management Boll**ks - How to talk your way to the top Just who is picking the low hanging fruit? Is brainstorming a thing of the past or do we now just do 'thought showers'? If you have ever spent time in a meeting contemplating yet another 'par...

Value Management for Small Businesses It is widely accepted that Value Management is an exceptional business tool for large businesses and projects. But is Value Management suitable for smaller businesses? Value management is a very powerful analytical tool and I believe its core components are ideally suited to medium sized businesses, but e...

I am not sure how they have analysed this. If they have the type of crystal ball you need for these predicitions they should have seen it coming. Complete tosh!! A "slow recovery" in the recruitment sector will see employment figures take "at least three years" to reach 2007/08 levels, the Recruitment and Employment Confedera...

It will be interesting to see if the reputation of these guys is badly damaged by them publishing one chapter in a book that appears to be based on poorly researched and untested information. However, the old adage "no publicity is bad publicity" may win out! FOOLS rush in where climatologists fear to tread. That, at least, is what cri...

Executive Compass provide a business review to customers. I would be interested to know if we have identified the core elements of what constitutes a good review. I have pasted the review page below and would like to hear your ideas on how we could make it better. Remember we can always broaden it, but the review must remain affordable. You can sen...

The Chartered Management Institute has designed a new logo. I would be interested in whether you liked it or not. I would also be interested in what you thought about the CMI. e-mail me on info@executivecompass.co.uk You can view it here You can join the discussion here ...

I never cease to be amazed by the number of times micros business owners tell me that either they cannot afford or do not need organisational strategy. They seem to think that it has to be complex and expensive. In an attempt to dispel the myth I have provided a recent project as a case study that proves everyone can benefit by doing different thin...

The "C" word! Change affects us all and it happens every day, it happens without us noticing by accident and by design. This is true of organisational change, societal change, personal change and changes across the world. This blog is the first in a series where we will discuss planned organisational change and some of the issues and ch...

Do you know there is ‘NEW’ business support funding for Leaders & Managers? Are you a company director or senior manager in a private limited company, lead a charity, voluntary or not for profit organisation in the North East Region? Do you employ between 5-249 employees? (Including volunteers) If the answer is YES to both,...