by Kate Mercer | Jun 22, 2015 | Leadership
The most common misconceptions about leadership influence your way of thinking about yourself, your life and your everyday challenges. Do you recognise yourself in the following? “Leadership means dominating others” Your influence as a leader depends on many factors...
by Kate Mercer | Jun 14, 2015 | Team Development
Though not a fan of war, I was shown this speech recently and was struck by the underlying courage, dignity and respect for humanity shown by the speaker, Lt. Col. Tim Collins, commander of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish, as he summed up the task for the British...
by Amanda Baines | Apr 29, 2015 | Leadership
Creating high performance always sounds like a good idea. Right now, as we adjust to a world that is changing very fast around us, delivering high performance is probably more important but more challenging than ever. We are surrounded by negative news. Our British...
by Amanda Baines | Mar 4, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
Here’s an interesting video by Dan Pink on the surprising truth about what motivates us, providing concrete examples of how intrinsic motivation functions both at home and in the workplace. [embedvideo type=”youtube” id=”_mG-hhWL_ug”]...
by Kate Mercer | Jan 28, 2015 | Team Development
Listening to the news, especially the business news, can sometimes be unsettling. Not many signs of positivity or growth, and you have doubtless had to increase your focus on business development. While this is clearly the right way to go, it can seem to make the job...
