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...
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 unwritten...
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,...
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 - without...
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...
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:...
“Why does everything end up on my desk?” “Nobody shows any initiative – it’s like managing a bunch of children.” Are these familiar thoughts? Do you find people don’t understand you? Are you frustrated that they don’t do what you want and what your business needs?...
We can learn a lot from organisations whose strong and adaptive corporate cultures give them a powerful competitive edge. Here are our top ten compelling reasons why. Leadership is critical in codifying and maintaining an organisational purpose, values and vision....
How does your mindset influence your approach to risk assessment? Check out this article to see how risk averse you are and why this affects how you tackle challenges in your business. Your values, beliefs and attitudes construct a view of the world and your place in...
It's important to keep meetings short and snappy as people begin to switch off after 30 minutes. This guest blog post from Olive Keogh in The Irish Times explains why. “A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.” This pithy little...
Find out how to create and manage a brilliant culture that underpins a truly successful growing business.
Find out how to create and manage a brilliant culture that underpins a truly successful growing business.