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 Kate Mercer | Nov 6, 2015 | Team Development
Thanks to Jackie Fitzgerald of Alchemy Business Coaching for today’s post: Many years ago I shared an assistant with three of the other managers in the department. Sally was enthusiastic and very pleasant but she made a lot of mistakes (and I mean a lot)....
by Amanda Baines | Nov 1, 2015 | Leadership
Good interpersonal skills are the hallmark of all great leaders. There is no leadership without effective communication, and those possessing the art of delivering thoughts and ideas in meaningful ways are those who are most successful. No academic discourse or any...
by Kate Mercer | Oct 30, 2015 | Leadership
General understanding of leadership tends to fall short of the ideal so we’ve adapted a previous article from Neil Crofts which summarises its key aspects: Two key attributes of leadership 1 – Leaders initiate – Leaders do not need to know the answers, they do...
by Amanda Baines | Sep 30, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
The Rugby World Cup is now well under way and rugby enthusiasts throughout the world are gripped as the drama unfolds. Again I am struck how sporting events like these, or the 2012 Olympics, cut across different nationalities, countries and cultures. They give us...
