people — Gobbledegook — Geoff Barbaro

The Treatment of Doing Nothing

So we went from immediate treatment for acute symptoms, to doing nothing unless an ongoing issue became apparent, and only at that point instituting a long-term treatment plan if required. Sometimes after settling the immediate, visible and major symptoms, we need to sit back and see if the situation will evolve and resolve itself rather than trying to exercise a control which we often don't have.

Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, Leadership, StrategyGeoff Barbaro13 August 2012complexity, corporate growing pains, leadership, peopleComment

Penang Property Proposal

A scheme like this would take the current interest in foreign investment in Penang and leverage it into creating the future that the Chief Minister seemed to be aiming for in his speech, creating opportunities for local ownership. The important thing is to change the way of thinking from traditional approaches that don't work to innovative ways of achieving goals that delight the community.

Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Environmental analysis, Geoff's Blog, International Business, Strategy, ValuesGeoff Barbaro23 April 2012Asia, corporate growing pains, growth, leadership, Malaysia, Penang, people, valuesComment

Island-Australia Anxiety in the 21st Century

In the 21st century we shouldn't allow our Island-Australia Anxiety to cloud our thinking, our relationships with other countries, our business dealings and our lives. As we continue our path towards participation in the global community and in the next Asian century, we need to be wary about these deep-seated cultural ideas and the way that we express them.

Asia, Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, International Business, ValuesGeoff Barbaro31 October 2011corporate growing pains, David Malouf, growth, people, strategy, Thinking, valuesComment

The journey to The Leader's Beacon

The Leader’s Beacon is a very useful, thoughtful and practical contribution to the field of leadership. Professor Mick Dodson AM, Director - Australian National University (ANU) National Centre for Indigenous Studies and Australian of the Year 2009

Blogs, Communication, Geoff's Blog, LeadershipGeoff Barbaro22 August 2011CEO, communications, corporate growing pains, diversity, leadership, people, The Leader's Beacon

Ranking Rankings

If you aim for a ranking, you will run the grave risk of losing sight of your key aims - Are you delighting your customers and are you experiencing the success you want?

Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, Leadership, Organisational Alignment, StrategyGeoff Barbaro25 July 2011complexity, corporate growing pains, growth, leadership, people, productivity, strategyComment

Respect, trust and the workplace

Our starting points should be respect for our fellow human beings, respect and trust in people rather than refusing to give them the basic rights that all people deserve. Respect and trust are things to be lost, not gained.

Blogs, Corporate Growing Pains, Geoff's Blog, Organisational Alignment, ValuesGeoff Barbaro9 November 2010corporate growing pains, diversity, organisations, passion, people, relationships, respect, trust, twitter, valuesComment

The Sport of Business

Sports can be a fantastic learning tool for business leaders. It is highly visible, there is extensive media coverage and people from all walks of life talk about it. The information is easy to find and is available to analyse and apply.

Geoff's Blog, LeadershipGeoff Barbaro7 October 2010CEO, corporate growing pains, growth, leadership, learning, passion, people, sports Comment