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Serious games have become a popular tool in the world of learning and development- i would say that as I personally use them a lot but few of my colleagues do. At their best, they are designed to be interactive, engaging, and immersive, with the aim of providing an enjoyable learning experience for learners. However, not all serious games are created equal, and choosing the right one can be a challenge.… Read more
This is the ninth and last post I’ll make for the new General Manager… it talks about failure, how it’s inevitable if you are to learn and grow and how you can also be a become better at more intelligent when approaching failure.
Failure is an inevitable part of life, especially in the realm of leadership. New leaders must embrace the idea of failing in order to succeed.… Read more
As I write this I have concluded a week engaging and facilitating learning with senior executives, typically newly promoted to lead large teams. Their number one challenge is finding the time to learn, and while with me focusing on learning rather than on the urgent issues that crop up. They are all intelligent and conscientious leaders but they feel they have so little time they must be doing, rather than thinking and learning.… Read more
Partnering is tough; in 2020 i highlighted this in a post about partnering
I’ve seen firsthand how partnerships can create significant value for organizations, in fact most of my business life was in managing joint-ventures and partnerships, and my own organisation was a partnership. In revising this post, I have added a section on why i see trust being the essential glue in Asian partnerships and why contractual relationships tend to fail,
Partnering in business is a crucial strategy organizations can use to create value for themselves (and their business partners).… Read more
The foundation of being a great General Manager is not your skill or focus, its your ability to bring together and bring the best out of a great team of people. In the seventh in our series I’ll discuss how to do that.
Ok I’m going to make a provocative statement, bear with me … good general managers do not really “do” anything. … Read more