Understanding how people tick is essential for a leader, especially at 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…
MBTI is an essential tool for you and your team. 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…
In the new social world we now live in, the importance of teamwork in any organisation is key. Being a collaborative team player, aligning purpose, values and effort will be the hallmarks of a great employee. Andrew Armour sets out the need for collaborative working in Why Superteams Win In…
Working Long Hours is no longer tenable It amazes me that in this century we are still talking about a long hours culture. Research completed in the UK by the TUC, reported in the Independent earlier this year states that employees in the UK work an average of 7.18 hours…
3 Leadership skills 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, skills and effectiveness of their team and how well…
Resilience is shown in the most unusual of circumstances 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…
