If you’ve ever been confused, stuck or overwhelmed, when your life has presented you with a critical decision, then you are not alone. Many of my clients come to me because they are grappling with major decisions.One of the reasons we get stuck is because we look from different perspectives … Read More
Yesterday, I had some news which made me want to cry with frustration. This problem had come up a couple of times before, and I had, with much annoyance, sorted it out, and here it was again. I won’t bore you with the problem because problems are two a penny, … Read More
There is no one formula to being a successful leader. Many would argue that great leadership is situational, and what are seen as great leadership traits for one situation, may not be so great for another. This is very true for example, where you may have an immature team which … Read More
The delicate art of employee motivation If you’ve ever listened to a great motivational speaker, you know how inspired, energised and enthusiastic you feel coming out of the session. How long do these feelings last? For many of us, not terribly long. Especially when reality kicks in and we realise … Read More
Leaders usually have a balancing act to perform, especially around how much they allow their team to contribute to organisational success, or how much they take upon their own shoulders. How well they harness the commitment, effort, skill and effectiveness of their team and how well they are able … Read More
A people strategy is essential if a business wants to drive up performance and get the best out of their people. Underpinning business outcomes with a people strategy can be a pretty smart move. Too often, business plans, aims and goals are set without any corresponding detail describing how people … Read More
Leaders can learn from inspirational people I’d read about Philippe Petit some years ago, and while being amazed at his death defying tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York City, I was either was too young, too busy, in the wrong country or too focussed … Read More
International Day of Happiness In April last year, the United Nations held its first conference on happiness and wellbeing in New York City. The conference introduced the concept of “Gross National Happiness” which I have to say made me very …Happy! One of the announcements made was there will be … Read More
Probing Questions can really dig out the best candidate for any job. I was the recruitment campaign manager for a busy organisation in South East London for several years. At that time, recruitment was a little like painting the Forth Bridge, it was a continuous task. Not only was it … Read More
You can do something positive about negativity As a result of an internal transfer, a client recently took over a new team. But he quickly realised that some of its members had a negative and unhelpful attitude. This negativity manifested itself in a small clique complaining about customer expectations, some … Read More
