On holiday...

... and taking a break from blogging

Into reality

Organisations are generally more than capable of setting strategic direction and creating strategic plans. The real challenge, however, is not so much in deciding what strategy to adopt, but how to make it live within the business.

We observe many of our clients developing strategy road maps, creating strategy teams and painstakingly holding communication forums with staff – all of which, in terms of management science is text book. And indeed, activities such as town hall meetings, if well executed, are valuable processes. But unless staff participate in the development of strategy or understand the implications of its execution the town hall meeting simply becomes an information-giving session and an opportunity missed.

Holiday facts ... or fiction...

Hurray!  

It's stopped raining, the sun is shining and the holidays have begun.

It's also just a little more than two weeks until the Premier League – and the lloydmasters Prem begins, but more about that in a later blog.

Here are some facts to keep you thinking....

• 76% of UK CEO's and MD's favour the Caribbean for a family holiday 82% of management consultants don't have time to take all of their holiday entitlement

Behavioural safety conversations?

Been having a fascinating time in Baku running a workshop on behavioural safety conversations for one of the oil companies out here. Weather has been great at about 34˚C and the beer is expensive but cold. All in all, a good trip.

Behavioural safety conversations? 
Well, yes, it helps safety leaders think about process safety as well as personal safety and gives them the high quality coaching skills required to make a difference and we've met some great guys from Azerbaijan and Georgia who really wanted to understand the dynamics of a rich coaching conversation and use it to make their offshore and onshore work environments safer.

A couple of key takeaways for everybody: