Organisations usually adopt cost reduction only as a short-term solution to an immediate crisis, then fall back into their old spending patterns as soon as the crisis passes. While they may be effective in the short term, such cost reduction techniques, executed in a rush and without a long-term vision, can prove counterproductive and make
A friend of mine was recently regaling me with tales of airport queues and delays all across Europe. His own flight had been delayed, spoiling his dinner plans. The reason given – ‘Delayed due to the late arrival of the incoming aircraft’. I must admit that I had a laugh, though I could sympathise. Jokingly
Many of us see meetings as the bane of our lives as they can dominate our time at work. How many times have you heard people complaining that they’re so busy with meetings that they’re struggling to get their work done? While meetings are necessary to reach agreement on important points, to hold teams to
In my previous article I addressed some of the common mistakes companies make when it comes to using the huge reservoir of information and understanding they have accrued. After writing the article, I was curious to discover how well we walk the walk here at Renoir when it comes to knowledge management (KM) and how
A five-year sponsorship contract with Abu Dhabi Racing for its star driver Amna Al Qubaisi to race in F4, F3, F2 ABU DHABI (UAE) – Renoir Consulting, a world leader in implementation consulting, has signed a five-year sponsorship contract with Abu Dhabi Racing (ADR) for its star driver Amna Al Qubaisi to race in F4,
Today I’d like to touch on something that’s crucial for all businesses but often handled poorly – knowledge management (KM). In a nutshell, KM is about making the right knowledge available to the right people when they need it. It’s about making sure that the organisation can learn and then retrieve and use that knowledge
It’s a generally-accepted myth that today’s employees, especially millennials, are more apt to job hop with the aim of accelerating their way up the pay scale and seniority ladder. The evidence, however, does not support this myth, and in fact, shows the opposite trend over the last few decades. According to the US Bureau of
Employee empowerment is a management technique that involves equipping teams with the tools and resources they need to take initiative, make confident decisions and solve problems without supervision. While empowerment is touted as the answer to many a corporate conundrum, the results often fall short of leadership expectations. Leaders can improve the results by focusing
Sugandha Taneja, Project Lead We were all brought up with fairy tales that had happy endings – ‘and they lived happily ever after’. In the world of consulting, a fairy-tale ending is every client’s dream. In short, they all wish for positive results that last forever. Is sustainable change an impossible pipe dream? One of
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