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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Two nights ago, I went swimming. It was an activity I had been looking forward to all day. I usually go quite late because it tends to be more peaceful and as I swim I can ruminate and contemplate. Tired and tense for the first 10 lengths or so, instead … Continue reading
There are many evaluation models and cost/benefit frameworks which attempt to determine the “worth” of learning and development in the workplace. Depending on the type of learning required, some models and frameworks are easier to apply than others. Sometimes even when applied, the expected outcomes and improvements have either … Continue reading
I write a lot about leadership and how leaders can choose to see things from another perspective. One of my inspirations is Carl Jung, especially his work on archetypes and dream analysis. I see patterns and connections all around me, and if you know anything about Myers Briggs Type Indicator … Continue reading
