by Mark Harling | Nov 20, 2024 | Blog
A few weeks ago, I happened to be in South Africa on business at the Electra Mining Africa 2024 exhibition. This only happens every 2 years and is one of the big mining exhibitions. ⚒️ So of course I went! 🤓 The show was vibrant, full of the energy of people wanting...
by Mark Harling | Sep 16, 2024 | Blog
This post has been sitting in my outbox for months. It made its first timid appearance for feedback and then I quickly put it away. However, life happens and I keep receiving the same complaint: “I can’t find anything for adults”. A little backtracking. Over the...
by Mark Harling | Sep 9, 2024 | Blog
The Peter Principle is a well-known principle which states that people are promoted up to their level of incompetence. It was formulated by Dr Laurence J. Peter in his 1969 book The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong, and in my 20 years of continuous...
by Mark Harling | Aug 22, 2024 | Blog
A few weeks ago, a company director confided: “I’m losing business opportunities by turning down customers from other countries because I don’t have enough capacity to fulfil their orders. But what can I do?” 🤔 I was lucky enough to be given an opportunity to visit...
by Mark Harling | Aug 16, 2024 | Blog
I have previously written an article on polarity management. As a quick reminder, a polarity is a pair of interdependent, opposing yet complementary values, forces or perspectives that must be managed simultaneously for sustainable success. Unlike problems, which can...
