Byron Kalies

A: Welcome back.
B: It’s been a little while I know, again, but …
A: Busy… busy… busy.
B: Absolutely.
A: So, what’s new?
B: Well, what’s new is that my book is finally, nearly, here.
A: Excellent - and it’s called ….
B: ‘Tales from the Front’.
A: ‘Tales from the Front’? An interesting title.
B: Well it’s a combination of 2 [...]

First appeared in ‘Financial World’ (UK)

From the late 1920s stress has been defined as a “fight or flight” reaction to a threat, or a perceived threat.
This definition by Walter Cannon now appears to be incomplete and research also suggests that the order is wrong.
Jeffrey Gray, amongst others ethologists, redefines the onset of stress as having [...]

First appeared in ‘CFO’ (Australia)
Almost eighty years ago Walter Cannon, came up with the phrase ‘fight or flight’, to describe reactions to stressful situations. This appears to be a hangover from primitive times when man needed to react aggressively to survive. This simplistic view of stress argues that in the face of a demanding situation [...]

First appeared in Training and Learning’ (U.K.)
1. EXECUTIVE COACHING – The Map
“I absolutely believe that people, unless coached, never reach their maximum potential.” Bob Nardelli CEO, Home Depot
“I never cease to be amazed at the power of the coaching process to draw out the skills or talent that was previously hidden within an individual, [...]

First appeared in ‘CEO Refresher’ (U.S.A.)

So, you’ve spent six months on a project. You’ve developed it perfectly. It’s neat, clearly labelled, signed off. It looks great on paper. So why isn’t anything happening?

Get together half a dozen or so colleagues and run this simple exercise.

Look at your key stakeholders. In terms of [...]

First appeared in ‘Career Times’ (Hong Kong.)

In a short series of articles I’ll take you through some of the techniques and skills required to interview, be interviewed and handle that first day in a new post once you’ve passed the interview.

The first part looks at a technique used to give some structure to [...]

First appeared in ‘Better Business (U.K.)

I am making an assumption based on some experience and a good deal of
hearsay about busy managers. My assumption is that a large proportion
of you think strategic management is something that happens in books or
with IBM or some other large Organisation.
“Not for me, thank you very much.”
Now, don’t worry [...]

First appeared in ‘Better Business (U.K.)

‘When in doubt, tell the truth. When not in doubt, tell the truth.’

A simple phrase I picked up on a training course a few years ago has helped me to solve so many problems. You don’t believe me? Try it.

Simple. Easy. Brilliant. Use it as the staple [...]

First appeared in ‘Training Journal’ (U.K.)

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“ If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Strategic change is difficult. No secret there. Managing long [...]

First appeared in ‘CIO’ (U.K.)
“The trouble with companies is, the more staff there are the less personal responsibility there is.”
The CEO of an organisation asks all the department heads to send any spare resources back to the centre to fund one particular vital project. Two weeks later the CIO has a meeting with a divisional [...]