by Amanda Baines | Dec 18, 2015 | Organisation Culture
In any organisation you would expect (and indeed want) a healthy turnover of staff. But if you start to lose your best people your business will suffer, especially if these people are enticed away by your competitors. Your best people are your biggest asset. If you...
by Amanda Baines | Dec 13, 2015 | Leadership
An inspiring post today from Neil Crofts about how influence lies at the very heart of leadership: One of the frequent challenges I hear in leadership development sessions is that even after they have agreed something as a team, people want to renegotiate or that a...
by Amanda Baines | Dec 12, 2015 | Organisation Culture
A recent client we worked with is a premium property brand that helps their clients buy, sell, let and rent all over the world. The directors had identified that there were some Heads of Office who, although effective in producing results, tended to do this by their...
by Amanda Baines | Dec 2, 2015 | Team Development
…(and sorry, neither will paint-balling, a Superhero Evening or drumming). Are you exasperated that your team doesn’t behave like a team? If you’re honest with yourself, do you see petty office politics, people who don’t communicate well, don’t really support...
by Amanda Baines | Nov 28, 2015 | Leadership
For your organisation to be a success you need good managers, and too often this is left to chance. Teams and individuals who are badly managed are at best disengaged and at worst can actually sabotage your business. Your rising stars leave to go to work for your...