by Mark Harling | Dec 5, 2024 | Blog
In my recent work on a leadership development plan for a company, I’ve had the opportunity to engage deeply with senior managers using a combination of tools to provide a comprehensive view of their strengths and areas for growth. Each senior leader receives a...
by Mark Harling | Nov 28, 2024 | Blog
As a consultant, my mission is to empower organizations to thrive by leveraging over 20 years of experience in performance improvement and strategic transformation. Here’s what I do—and how I can help your organization overcome common challenges: 🔧 Process Engineering...
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...
by Mark Harling | Jul 16, 2024 | Blog
Holiday season is here, and you may feel like you need a rest after a long year of work. You’re looking forward to relaxing and doing nothing. At the same time, you now have the time to complete all the tasks that you haven’t done during the year: that painting job...
by Mark Harling | Jun 12, 2024 | Blog
One of the most profound transformations I was involved with started with the vision of one man. He was an inspiring leader, very top down and had had a calling. He wanted to radically change the structure and ways of working of his organisation by flattening the...
by Mark Harling | Jun 4, 2024 | Blog
I have consulted for a family run business. They were experiencing a crisis within the management team. Had this been a traditional company, the solution was rather evident: one person was disrupting the operations and needed to go. But that person being a close...
