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• Economic equivalences

  PUTNEY ODEON -- The Olympics are still being missed in our house. Couldn't they run all the time? Especially when it's raining. There were two features in the news last week that I thought contrasted against the 'one world, one dream' vision that the Read More... Posted 01 September 2008 17:05 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Culture, Change Management, Language, Africa

• How rude can you be?

  ROEHAMPTON -- It's a real question. What is the exact cut-off on rudeness? There must be one. When does persistence become pestering ? When does assertiveness become aggressive behaviour? When do you stop being demanding and start being disturbing ? Part Read More... Posted 15 July 2008 16:38 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale, HR

• Nudge, nudge... a workplace that looks after your interests?

  ON THE M40 -- It's generally not good to read a newspaper while driving on an autoroute. Unless of course you are on the Oxfordshire-facing M40 today where nothing is moving. So, I am tucked into the Guardian which has a feature story about the behavioural Read More... Posted 12 July 2008 23:54 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, Change Management, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale, HR, Management

• Jay-Z at Glastonbury & the culture gap at work that we ignore

  SOUTH WEST LONDON -- On Friday night I stood on a chair in our sitting room watching Jay-Z on Friday night with Jonathan Ross . I was on the chair because we have mice passing through. But the image is not unconnected. I was surprised to see Mr Z in person Read More... Posted 30 June 2008 17:12 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, Consulting, People management, Europe, Internal communications

• Boys and girls forever

  BATTERSEA PARK -- When I dropped off my giant 5-year old son at kindergarten this morning, he was surrounded by chatting boys. I asked him for a kiss. They snickered and he compromised with a running hug. Now we're at a sports day for my older daughters. Read More... Posted 27 June 2008 16:52 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments Filed under: Culture, HR

• 'Rain in the plane' -- we're not heroic

  THE 21h15 TO JO'BURG -- As the plane lifted off from Heathrow the brown liquid poured out of the bulkhead and compartments above us, and the Asian businessman beside me stood holding a soaking pillow above his head to ward off the rain. Two seats over Read More... Posted 05 June 2008 10:09 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Culture, Africa

• A Saudi gentleman: Mr Al-Bat'hi

  CANARY WHARF -- I heard about a week ago that a fellow named Mohammad Abdullah Al-Bat'hi had passed away. He was a man I had known for almost 3 years. And someone I didn't know well in any formal sense. I have no idea about his marital situation. I don't Read More... Posted 20 May 2008 15:01 by David Ferrabee | 2 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Culture, Middle East, HR, Management

• "and China... what are you doing about that?"

  DUKE'S MEADOWS -- Regular readers will know that I like to blame 'the company' for not doing enough to make people successful. And that's really not always fair because 'the company' doesn't really exist. It is just a grouping of people... So, today's Read More... Posted 05 May 2008 15:21 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Culture, Change Management, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale, Management, China

• Getting the simple things right

  PARIS -- Paolo and I are here for a pre-brief on a big pitch. And I always go a bit misty in Paris. Although Paul also speaks the language, he says he feels a bit alien here. I like the way that the French can make big decisions and get the big things Read More... Posted 20 April 2008 16:50 by David Ferrabee | 2 Comments Filed under: Culture, Change Management, Language, HR

• "It's out of my control": Why your boss is a wimp

  KNIGHTSBRIDGE -- It's a bit silly that it makes me so angry. I probably do it myself. But I really dislike managers who refuse to take responsibility for people and decisions that they are meant to be responsible for. In a world where local communities Read More... Posted 17 April 2008 09:04 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale, Management

• Counterknowledge: It's what you know to be true... that ain't

  DAVOS -- Don't worry. All the clever people have left Davos. I am not here for the WEF. I am here for a boys ski weekend and we've been plumbing the depths of counterknowledge . It's a new word for me too. A Telegraph reporter has just written a book Read More... Posted 10 March 2008 17:00 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Culture, Consulting, Internal communications, social media, Technology, etc.

• Corporate communications, culture and... death?

  DISTRICT LINE -- There's a suited gentleman on our train car who is calling friends and relatives to say someone's going to die. Other people in the carriage don't know what to do. "It won't be long now. She's got a friend with her, but I want you to Read More... Posted 28 February 2008 16:23 by David Ferrabee | 2 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Culture, Internal communications, involvement, Engagement, motivation, morale, Language

• International travel is not good for the soul

  ZÜRICH -- I know I am in an enviable position. Most people would be pleased to get the exposure to different places. Meet new people. Learn about lots of stuff. So, I am not complaining. (Please! I am a white, professional, male working in a safe and Read More... Posted 27 February 2008 10:56 by David Ferrabee | 1 Comments Filed under: Culture, Consulting, Europe

• Expatriates: The pleasure of not belonging

  THE DRIVING RANGE -- There are a few guys down the way shouting "Look at that!? Nice one!" and you don't even need to look at them to know they're Australians. (Although a glance at their flip-flops and 3/4 shorts, in February, and you know.) I also had Read More... Posted 25 February 2008 13:00 by David Ferrabee | 3 Comments Filed under: Culture, People management, Europe, Change Management, HR

• Blog stats: Ferrabee's most popular and most commented

  Today, Saturday 16 February 2008, this is what the numbers look like on David Ferrabee's Change & Internal Communications blog. Started: 21 May 2005 Readers as of today: 282,785 Number of blog posts (articles): 289 Comments: 447 Most read: Employees Read More... Posted 16 February 2008 13:11 by David Ferrabee | 0 Comments Filed under: Leadership, Culture, Consulting, Internal communications, Change Management, HR