Interactive: Easy Engagement

by Andrew Bass  |  Articles

Helping Midlands Shared Services Forum understand members’ wants and needs It seems ages ago now, but just before heading for a boat in Norfolk in late July, I ran an event for the Midlands Shared Services Forum before their summer social Read More

Dodging the Circular File

by Andrew Bass  |  Aligning Behaviour with Strategy, Articles, From Strategy to Action, Getting Buy-in, Strategy

The laser printer was whirring when the new saleswoman walked into Dave’s office. Dave was the mentor she’d been assigned when she joined the company, a multinational engineering conglomerate. He was their top sales producer. A real living legend. “You’re Read More

How Ratan Tata avoided a ‘Kodak Moment’

by Andrew Bass  |  Aligning Behaviour with Strategy, Articles, Change-&-Persistence, Culture, Leadership, Rationally Fearless

Imagine the scene. It’s the early hours of the morning. A young engineer lies awake, unable to sleep because of the excitement. After what seems like an hour of trying to find a comfy position to nod off, he checks Read More

What does good REALLY look like?

by Andrew Bass  |  Articles, Change, Executive Effectiveness

Manchester, 1955.The table tennis club has four tables. Beginners start at Table Four, down on the right. If you win, you move left. At Table One, the winner stays on.Anyone can find a game at the club, but the standard Read More

Four Lists for Immediately Improved Results

by Andrew Bass  |  Articles, Leadership

It will take a couple of minutes to read this, and a few more to make the lists. Any one of the items you come up with could make a dramatic difference to your next 90 days, and beyond. I’m Read More