The Biggest Mistake Managers Make What is it about the title ‘manager’ which brings out the worst in us? From being one of the team, we now feel responsible. With this greater responsibility comes a new approach. To achieve goals I must now tell others[...]
Leadership: Making difficult decisions Senior leaders of large organisations wrestle with making difficult decisions. In almost every case, the decision involves people. Real, living, breathing, emotional, caring, hard working people. Take current stringent government budget cuts. Council leaders need to decide how best to reduce[...]
Time to celebrate? I met with a Managing Director of a £9m business last week. Since 2009 he and his team had grown the business organically from £5m. His concerns were typical of any business. Ensuring adequate cash flow. Attracting and retaining top talent. Increasing[...]
Implementing effective change Implementing effective change is difficult. Just imagine any of the following three scenarios; i) As the boss you’ve decided that in order to save costs and promote growth you will close your current offices, move ten miles down the road to cheaper[...]
Leadership Styles: What we can learn from Roberto Mancini Leadership styles – that’s what got Roberto Mancini the sack at Manchester City, not his team. To illustrate my point – review Roberto’s body language when his team lost a goal, or worse still, were losing. Instead of[...]
3 tips to enjoy more than 0.3% growth Relief. The UK avoided the triple dip recession. What’s more, although 0.3% is not a large number, growth was higher than expected (though don’t be surprised if its revised down as more data becomes available). Many businesses[...]
Successful Entrepreneurs Share These 3 Traits What differentiates successful entrepreneurs from bad ones? Here’s three crucial requirements all successful entrepreneurs share. Do you agree? We’d love to hear your comments. 1. Successful entrepreneurs recognise their lack of management skills The very thing that makes an entrepreneur is the[...]
Margeret Thatcher’s Leadership Style As up to 2,000 of the world’s past and present movers and shakers attended Margaret Thatcher’s funeral – one question remained. How will Margaret Thatcher’s leadership style be remembered? It’s fair to say that opinion is as divided now as it was during[...]
Happy at work – is it possible? Being happy at work is something we all strive for, and those who succeed are considered to be lucky. A chap with a very long name whom for now we will simply call has carried out significant research about[...]
Your inner voice: friend or foe? Our inner voice is more active than we may realise. How often do you feel hurt or rejected by words from friends or colleagues? How many times, even in a single day, do people say ‘things’ to you that[...]