NEWS
- Is Facilitating part of your role?
- Meet the New Boss!
- The McLeod Report on Engagement
- Sheppard Moscow gets Engaged
- Sheppard Moscow sponsor forthcoming Corporate Research Forum workshop
- The Unwritten Rules; what women need to know about getting on in the corporate world.
- Asia Pacific leads the Way
- Encouraging high potential women leaders in a global organisation
- Sharing Practice through Sheppard Moscow’s Open Programmes
- Sheppard Moscow leads Change for CRF in Barcelona
- Leading in Uncertain Times - A Conversation hosted by Sheppard Moscow Asia Pacific
- Helping a global automobile company accelerate change in the current climate
- Business Partnering: Fad or the Future?
- Global Crisis: A Time for Greatness?
- Leading the Emotional Dimensions of Change
- Leadership in Uncertain Times - thoughts from Sheppard Moscow
- Leading in Uncertain Times – building capability through coaching - Dublin, 4th November 2008
- Sheppard Moscow champions research into business-focused learning and development
- Boosting performance through management development within organisation-wide cultural change
- Partnering for Business Transformation - Open Programme
- Advanced Facilitation Skills – for those needing to change the culture of their organisations
- Refreshing Leadership: Edinburgh 15th May 2008
- ‘Flat world’ video conference brings international teamwork to life
- Refreshing Leadership in Edinburgh
- How to Manage in a Flat World - Sheppard Moscow hosts International Video Conference
- A telling way to make changes
- Executive coaching best practice gets even better
- Helping cement relationships in a new management team at a children's home
- Sheppard Moscow and How to Manage in a Flat World
- Cancer Research UK and Future Search
- Discover Authentic Leadership in Scotland
- Leadership in London
- Directors Positive Power and Influence - Encore in Asia
- Henry Mintzberg - Developing Today's Managers For Tomorrow
- Sheppard Moscow helps HR discover 'The Future Opportunity'
- Sheppard Moscow Scotland assists 'Schools for Ambition'
- The Well in Singapore
- Authentic Leadership in Ireland
- Sheppard Moscow helps HR Focus on the Future.
- Leadership
- Director's Positive Power and Influence
- Whom Can We Trust?
- A different view of resistance to change
- Appraisals - what performance difference do they actually make?
- E-mail - tool or torture?
- Getting high performance with a globally dispersed team
- Influencing when not face-to-face
- Issues facing leaders of remote or virtual teams
- Potential pitfalls for internal consultants
- Putting a man on the moon
- Strategies for cross-functional team leaders
Putting a man on the moon
This is a famous story, and you may have heard it before.
Apparently, on a visit to the NASA space centre, JFK spoke to a man sweeping up in one of the buildings. "What's your job here?" asked Kennedy. "Well Mr President," said the sweeper, "I'm helping to put a man on the moon".
We love this story, because it shows exactly the sort of relationship every employer should have with its people. Imagine what you could achieve with that degree of passion and commitment at every level of your organisation.
Your goal may not extend beyond the stratosphere, but it's something you believe in. Do your people know about that? Or do they just work to pay the bills? It's a critical question. We think it's the key to defining what you're all about, and to creating your competitive advantage.