by Kate Mercer | May 1, 2015 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
On the subject of key concepts or models that can make the biggest difference to the way you run your business, here’s a thought: the likelihood is that you have great technical skills, and quite possibly great social skills. But do you have the skills in place that...
by Kate Mercer | Apr 26, 2015 | Organisation Culture
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger blasted off. Seventy-three seconds later, millions of people watched as the rocket disintegrated in a fiery explosion, and the capsule plunged back to Earth. The death of all seven crew members, particularly teacher...
by Kate Mercer | Apr 17, 2015 | Leadership
Leadership skills can be learned, though along the way you may have to rethink your conception of what a great leader actually does, and overcome discomfort and anxiety in order to raise your game. One of the most uncomfortable facts is that great leadership is not...
by Kate Mercer | Mar 23, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
How often do you hear: “that’s just” or (more likely!) “that’s not the way we do things round here”? Here’s a question for you: how did you come up with the ‘way you do things round here’ – your business...
by Kate Mercer | Mar 8, 2015 | Organisation Culture
We look at six tips that will help your company to stick to those all-important organisational changes: 1. Consciously design …your projects, announcements and events to emphasise the integration of practical change – restructuring, new systems, office moves...