by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Every so often, along comes a superstar. Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, Simone Biles to mention a few. They capture the heart of the nation, and the world, as they dazzle us with their speed and skill. Eventually they fade out when they get old – about 35 –...
by Ciaran Nagle | Human Capital Management 5-Part Series, Method Teaming Blog, Talent Management
Part of a series on team formation and productivity: 1 Recruitment, 2 Employee Engagement, 3 Performance Management, 5 Conflict Management The secret to retention of key staff has recently been uncovered. It has little to do with remuneration, career planning...
by Ciaran Nagle | Governance, Human Capital Management 5-Part Series, Method Teaming Blog, Talent Management
1 Recruitment, 2 Employee Engagement, 3 Performance Management, 4 Retention. Personality Clash. It’s an unscientific term for something we see very often and yet understand very little. It’s a major cause of firings and the second-biggest factor in...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Marcus Harwood, CEO of OND, the company behind Method Teaming, told me this story. People ask me all of the time: ‘Marcus, do you find yourself trying to assess a person’s Intellect when you meet them?’ The answer is: ‘Yes, I do. It is an...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
First it was quality, then it was customer service, then it was business process re-engineering, then it was globalisation. When each of these competitive strategies came along, CEOs first ignored them, then they laughed at them, then they fought them and then...
by Ciaran Nagle | Method Teaming Blog
Take a solid alloy Mercedes engine block. Add some Ford cylinders that are slightly too small. Wrap around some Honda rings that are slightly too large. Fit Toyota spark plugs that don’t synch with the combustion cycle. And finally throw in some Mobil gas...
