by Jonathan Gifford | Sep 30, 2010 | Leaders from History
The last cavalry charge At the end of the nineteenth century, a young twenty-three year-old British cavalry officer serving with the 21st Lancers under the command of General Herbert Kitchener, found himself taking part in what is generally acknowledged to be...
by Jonathan Gifford | Sep 22, 2010 | Books
100 more realistic and practical leadership ideas drawn from the wisdom and experience of successful modern leaders.
by Jonathan Gifford | Sep 16, 2010 | Business & Leadership
‘Command and Control’ is a phrase that we only use nowadays in connection with modern management in a tone of amused irony. We all know about command and control as the management system of choice from the earliest days of the major modern corporations—and we have...
by Jonathan Gifford | Jul 16, 2010 | Leaders from History
This article first appeared in Hourglass magazine, issue 18, published by Croner Publishing in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. You will need to register to be able to access the PDF version of Hourglass issue 18 No template for a great leader A study of...
by Jonathan Gifford | Jun 28, 2010 | Business & Leadership
The broadcasting lives of John Birt and Greg Dyke were surprisingly interwoven. When Dyke joined LWT (London Weekend Television) as a reporter in 1977, Birt was head of Current Affairs and Features. When Dyke was persuaded to move to the new (and struggling) breakfast...
