What you don’t see can hurt you and your team. Unexamined beliefs can undermine your best intentions. Here are five questions to help surface some important leadership beliefs and to consider how well your actions reflect them. 1. What do you stand for? What do you...
In times of uncertainty, the default position is to put any business decisions on hold. We look at five ways of providing clarity for you and your organisation through periods of instability. We are living through uncertain times, both politically and economically,...
Just because you’re the boss, it doesn’t mean people will listen to you and do what you say. Here are 8 reasons why people don’t listen, what you can do about it and the chance to download our guide on 'how to be assertive'. Do you think that your ‘leadership’ is...
Do you want to blend in with the crowd at work? This article takes a hard-hitting (and slightly tongue-in-cheek) look at what it takes for you to make sure you’re really mediocre. If you want to be mediocre in life and in your career, then you need to pay attention to...
This article looks at the current crisis in politics and suggests 7 do’s and don’ts for leaders everywhere. Leadership in the political parties is currently in meltdown. Right now it feels like we’re in the middle of a rather surreal case study, and there are some...
What are you at work - a coach, a counsellor or a mentor? This article takes a brief look at these three very different roles and explains why it’s critical that you understand what you’re doing. The words coaching, mentoring and counselling are used very freely in...
Do you find it hard to delegate? Bad delegation affects you, your team and your business. Here are 8 ways to improve your delegation skills. Peter Drucker of the Drucker Institute saw effective delegation as essential to his ‘management by objectives’ philosophy. He...
How empathetic are you? Are you a softie as a leader? Read this article and find out about the simple E test you can try out at work. American social scientists invented the E test to investigate the connection between power and empathy. This seemingly innocent party...
Are you the great team player you think you are? Check out this article to see whether collaboration comes naturally to you. If not, there are 5 things you can do about it. The big question is; are human beings naturally team players? When you think about the...
Do you have a job description? And if you do, when did you last look at it? In this article we look at why you need to re-design it and show you how to do it. If you have a job description, it’s likely that: - You’ve not looked at it recently It’s a long list of...
Find fresh ideas and approaches to resolve your business issues, make a noticeable difference in your performance, and achieve long-term goals.
Find fresh ideas and approaches to resolve your business issues, make a noticeable difference in your performance, and achieve long-term goals.