by Kate Mercer | Jan 12, 2017 | Organisation Culture
It’s easy to let your business grow and develop without having to think too much about the direction it’s taking. But at some point it’s going to become an entity in itself – a ‘proper’ organisation, with a life of its own – and you need to start thinking about giving...
by Kate Mercer | Jan 10, 2017 | Organisation Culture
Businesses grow up with a certain ‘culture’ – it seems simply to develop, often without intention. Check out this article for why you need to examine your organisation’s culture and for some useful questions to ask yourself. In our social lives we recognise...
by Kate Mercer | Jan 3, 2017 | Organisation Culture
Make your meetings more expensive – and they might actually cost you and your business less! Here are some top tips for holding meetings that really do their job. Imagine you hired a meetings fairy. The fairy’s job would be to ensure that meetings were short,...
by Kate Mercer | Dec 20, 2016 | Leadership
What is it that makes some people natural leaders, and some not – and can you learn how to lead? Leadership means guiding your life and activities toward achieving your vision. We look at five ways of transforming your vision and purpose in leadership into reality....
by Kate Mercer | Dec 15, 2016 | Leadership
If there’s one thing we’ve noticed time and time again when working with different organisations, it’s this: the higher you move up the ranks, the fewer people you have to talk with who can connect with what matters to you in your leadership role. Normal though this...
by Kate Mercer | Dec 12, 2016 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
To improve collaborative working, you need all parties to really listen to one other. Check out this article for three steps to better collaboration. You’re not going to like this! Collaboration happens when one person listens to another: unconditionally –...
by Kate Mercer | Dec 6, 2016 | Leadership
Many business owners find the transition from doing everything, to delegating others to do specific jobs, quite difficult. Check out this article for four top tips on how to avoid the most common delegating pitfalls. Some leaders are resistant to the concept of...
by Kate Mercer | Dec 1, 2016 | Leadership
The most common myths about leadership influence your way of thinking about yourself, your life and your everyday challenges. Do you recognise yourself in any of the following? Myth 1: “Leadership means dominating others” Your influence as a leader depends on many...
by Kate Mercer | Nov 28, 2016 | Organisation Culture
Your skills garnered you a leadership position. But now you have to stop clinging to the security of your specialism and start adopting the practices of a manager. Here’s our advice on trusting your team to take the company forward. One of the ironies of...
by Kate Mercer | Nov 24, 2016 | Organisation Culture
Change is inevitable – for individuals, businesses, communities and nations. Your only choice is how you work with it – it’s as simple as that. We look at how to make change work for you and your business. There are essentially two types of change:...
