Merry Christmas!
As the festive season’s ultimate celebration looms large in the form of the mighty Christmas dinner we would like to provide a few paragraphs to honour the Christmas…
Credible Leadership
Credibility in leadership is important now, more than ever, because there is a good dose of cynicism in the workplace and our people are cynical about us as their…
Growing a Pair
Making smart business decisions and doing the right thing is critical. That’s true not just in terms of strategy but also relationships (whether to fire the toxic…
Kung Fu for Business
Recently here at Zeitgeist we were thinking about philosophy and the links to leadership and organizational culture – don’t ask why we were thinking philosophy,…
Apple Turnover
We were inspired by a story coming out of Alaska to write a blog about the importance of changing course when it becomes obvious that the route you have set yourself…
Flight of the Bumblebee
From the title you might assume that here at Zeitgeist we have become fascinated with orchestral interludes and specifically the one written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov…
Tired of Change
Leo Tolstoy is quoted as stating “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” The world around us is awash with ‘movements…
Cultivating Culture
Cultures exist wherever there is a collection of people, however big or small that group is. The group could be as large as a nation or as small as a student study…
The Dog Ate My Homework
A common response to the realization that you occasionally work from home is the question “How do you concentrate?” This is natural, given that many office-bound…
No Use Lion About It
An animal described as an African lion at a Chinese zoo was exposed as a fraud – when the creature started barking in front of visitors. Chinese media reports…
It's all about me...or is it?
From time to time we use the Prisoner’s Dilemma strategy game when working with clients to demonstrate the importance of collaboration in achieving a successful…
Telling It Like It Is
In all but one organizational health diagnostic that we have completed, the subject of communication ranks as the number one issue or should we say ‘opportunity’.…
Zeros to Heroes
The worst soccer team in the world has won their first game…ever! The US protectorate of American Samoa battled to a 2-1 victory over Tonga, after 30 straight…
History Lessons?
We've often said in this blog that 'change is the new normal', so we thought this brief list might be of interest: A volatile financial and economic crisis. …
Independent Amendment
By the 4th of July, America's founding fathers approved a simple document penned by Jefferson that enumerated their grievances and announced themselves a sovereign…
Recruitment not working?
This week’s guest blogger is leading human capital strategist, Mike Palmer: Recent research indicates that even the very best employment advertising is viewed…
Busted
A couple of weeks after the news that Blockbuster Canada's remaining stores are set to close, the media story is moving on to the inevitable loss of jobs and the…
Perestroika, Pigs and Lipstick
In an interesting interview in The Guardian this week the former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev makes some interesting comments about his time in office and more…
The Past has Passed
...having given this ongoing debate some thought, we got to thinking about how much time is spent looking to the past in business and wondering if our allocation…
Navigating Choppy Waters
Here at Zeitgeist we’re big fans of the ‘great outdoors’ and particularly appreciate the beautiful and rugged scenery in Canada. One of the best…