There is a saying ‘you don’t know what you don’t know’. The question is, knowing we don’t know everything, what’s the best way to learn more? We all have gaps in our knowledge, yet we are often expected to perform at a level that is beyond what we have been trained to do. Training teaches…
There has been a shift in employee development and a greater awareness that training on its own, does not produce the transformational changes that organisations and individuals are looking for. There is a realisation and recognition that to change behaviours in the workplace and for people to achieve their full potential, on-going and more individual-led…
“Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organisation in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent”. There is no single definition that satisfies everyone. John Adair says ‘leadership, like all personal relations, always has something unknown, something mysterious about it’. However, there is…
Line managers have a crucial role to play in people management and development and the ‘line manager as coach’ role is increasingly being advocated as an important part of line managers’ responsibilities, there has been a huge shift in thinking about management and leadership styles of line managers and how they play an important role…
This week we celebrated International Women’s Day and brought into focus the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles. What could organisations be doing more of to support women into leadership roles? The evidence shows that women are underrepresented among managers, directors and senior positions. While female representation in the overall workforce stands at just over 47 per…
The mindset of a Leader defines who they are, what they do and why they do it. Mindsets influence our thought process which in turn influences our behaviours and actions. To change what Leaders do, you need to change how they think. Mindsets are leaders’ mental lenses that dictate what information they take in and…
Mentoring leaders is a targeted and cost-effective method of developing your leaders. Mentoring provides the resources and support that is specific to the mentee’s needs, the result is positive action, goals achieved and mentees taking on responsibility for their development and performance. In my experience of delivering leadership development programmes, leaders take away a greater…
Trust Lies at the cornerstone of every relationship between a team and their Leader. To be effective, leaders need their team’s trust. Trust is empowering, improves overall employees’ motivation, productivity, wellbeing in the workplace and corporate culture. Trust is detrimental to leadership because leaders have the power to make decisions that can impact their team…
Over the last 15 years or so the views of what makes a good leader has changed somewhat. When I first set out as a leader in the 80’s the emphasis was on what you knew, your skills and knowledge, your title and the number of years of experience. Now I train people who have…
During these unprecedented times there has been a lot of talk and advice about how to get through it. How to build our resilience, manage our stress, manage ourselves, stay motivated. How to effectively work remotely with family life going on, how to social distance but still stay connected.All good advice, the underlying themes as…
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