I’m done with remote working. Ten years is a long time. A three year sabbatical, three startups (one only one of which involved working in an office with others for 7 months). The rest of the time, bar sales and delivery meetings, was working from[...]
Leadership is always key. Bob ran a team within an insurance company. His results were average, and the level of engagement within the team was also average. Conversely, Sheila worked in the same company, yet levels of engagement and results were off the chart. What was[...]
Man crossing the Hunza River, Pakistan, Zerega (Flickr) Struggling? Trust the process. I was wrestling with an issue in my life. One that I felt I should have worked out months ago. My constant thinking was exhausting me. My anxiety was underpinned by a deeply uncomfortable feeling in[...]
Vision, strategy, execution. Where’s your weak link? Vision, strategy, execution – three simple words we all understand. Regardless of seniority, most managers work hard, and long hours. But are the results of this hard work self evident? And if not, why not? This article explores vision, strategy, execution,[...]
A Bespoke Leadership Development Programme – 3 Questions To Ask Implementing a bespoke leadership development programme successfully takes skill. Getting it right means higher levels of engagement with ever improving results across your whole organisation. Get it wrong, and no matter how much money was[...]
Executive Coach – How To Pick A Good One “How do I pick a good Executive Coach?” David, a Learning and Development Director, asked. A good question, and as coaching is an unregulated industry, worthy of an answer. I’d like to suggest there are five critical components to picking a[...]
The £7.20 minimum wage increase is an opportunity to grow your business The £7.20 minimum wage increase is a blessing to those over 25 currently earning the national living wage, but a headache to company owners and shareholders seeking to maximise profits. Many of those in[...]
Don’t train your managers! Don’t train your managers? “Don’t train your managers?” you say, but they need to perform at a higher level. We need to find training options. Pick typical management themes. Shortlist prospective suppliers. Get quotes. Despatch managers. Gain certificates. The problem is, training your managers[...]
SRA’s Continuing Competence Challenge – A Solution With the SRA’s new Continuing Competence rules solicitors and law firms now face a number of challenges. Solicitors now need to: reflect on practice to identify learning and development needs plan how to address learning and development needs think about how[...]
“If only I could clone myself” Every business owner manager has one major problem – human cloning hasn’t been invented. ‘If only I could replicate myself’ they wail, ‘I would be able to do so much more’. But they can’t. And instead their business becomes[...]
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