People Managers need to know about thinking! This is my second blog in a series of 3, where I take a look at 3 basic psychological components which great people leaders and managers know and work with to create great teams. In Part One, I outlined the importance of the … Read More
Understanding how people tick is essential for a leader, especially on the level of our beliefs. Beliefs create our individual and collective worlds. Millions of pieces of information are available to us at any one time. Our beliefs and the parameters which are then laid down by our beliefs determine … Read More
Sales and Integrity? Welcome to my second guest blogspot – I am really pleased to introduce Richard Lane of durhamlane, Sales Consultancy. Richard has a fresh and honest approach to his expertise which helped me when I was first starting up. Much gratitude to Richard for his blog post. You … Read More
Values – A Question of Integrity I have always been a values driven person. During my early years I wanted to make a difference and to help people become happier and more satisfied. As a result I went down the path of people management. Although I found I had a … Read More
For regular readers you will know that I am introducing a guest blogspot from time to time. I am hoping that my guest bloggers will expand on themes you are interested in and give a whole new valuable perspective. I am really thrilled to introduce my first Guest Blogger Juli … Read More
Being a lifelong learner is a decision anyone can take. Are you a lifelong learner? I was at a seminar a few weeks ago when the host asked the audience for a show of hands to indicate if they considered themselves “lifelong learners” Yes, I knew the answer to that … Read More
Succession planning for success Succession planning is a bit of an art, if it’s carried out effectively that is. Perhaps I’m old fashioned, or perhaps I’m just an advocate of the principle of fair, open and transparent to the point of being a proverbial pain. But do we score an … Read More
Employee Engagement is essential to make your business great We all know by now that employee engagement is not just a buzz word. We have been advocating employee engagement for some time. But are we really good at it? Employee Engagement is a description of the culture of the organisation. … Read More
Building Reputation through your Employees is always the first step It is even more important to encourage behaviours and demonstrate values which enhance your reputation. There is a lot of competition out there. Businesses are growing stronger through the power of networking, collaborating and becoming social. Great businesses have already … Read More
Set Your Strategy: Set Your SAT NAV I am afraid I am a strategy geek. What’s wrong with that? You might ask. Well nothing except when you start developing a healthy eating strategy instead of a diet, or a university funding strategy instead of saving for your child’s uni course, … Read More
