When I was small, my parents had a part of our garden tarmacked over. I can still remember my mother’s delight when the spring crocuses pushed through the tarmac to flower year after year. Whenever I think of our own resilience and ability to shine through adversity, I think of … Continue reading
The Many Faces of Performance Management – By Julie Gordon I’m really pleased to introduce a guest post from Julie Gordon. I have known and worked with Julie for a number of years. Julie was my tutor and mentor when I was taking my PAC qualification with CIPD. I was … Continue reading
Managers who operate a credible Performance Management Regime have will achieve the best results Whether your performance management system is newly introduced or has been operating for some years, a common issue for many organisations is whether or not it is credible with employees, stakeholders and customers. Gaining credibility is … Continue reading
When it gets down to basics, we all have the same psychological operating systems, we give out and absorb energy, we take in information, think, feel, and make decisions. However we use those depends on our own preferences, beliefs, values and experiences. For many leaders being congruent with the way … Continue reading
Bullying or alleged bullying is always stressful I don’t think I have ever been in a work situation where there has not been at least some discussion about whether behaviours can be construed as bullying. I have been in some where bullying has occurred and people have experienced being bullied and it’s … Continue reading
As a leader, manager or HR Professional, one of your foundational strengths is the depth of your own self-awareness and awareness of how other’s tick. You know the key to motivating people is being completely open and transparent and being able to be yourself, which in turn allows your team … Continue reading
You have to strike an equal balance between Work, Rest and Play I write a lot about inspiration and all that goes along with that. I am great at describing great vision and different strategies and behaviours needed to make things happen. Big action is often my cry. And don’t … Continue reading
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Great Leaders Have Emotional Intelligence: I originally wrote this as a guest blog post for Kapta Systems, a leading performance management system developer. I was and am heartened there are system developers out there who recognise the importance of emotional intelligence and developing people to make a performance system work. … Continue reading
Good Leaders create change and a better future. They use a combination of skills and ingredients to mould what they currently have into a new shape and form. I call the ingredients, Leadership Play dough. Expectations of our leaders are increasing Ethical and value centred leadership seems to be the … Continue reading
