Author: Antoinette

Biggest Leadership challenges

The 3 Biggest Leadership Challenges of Fast-Growth Companies

The fast-paced environment in which they thrive leaves many fast-growing companies facing three key leadership challenges. I call them the Three Cs – Capacity, Capability and Culture. 1. Capacity If an organisation is to grow, it needs the right people and the right leadership. A shortage of leaders at every level is the biggest challenge

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Why strategic leadership development is critical for business growth

I’ll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn’t pay enough attention to developing their leaders. Wayne Calloway, former Chairman, PepsiCo Inc. Here’s the bottom line: companies which don’t invest in developing their leaders make less than half the revenue per employee compared to

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developing leadership talent in 2018

Looking Forward – Developing Leadership Talent in 2018

Well, here we are. Back to work after the best break in the year, a break when everyone closes the door on work and focuses on family instead. And that’s what all of the AO team did too. I’ve spent the last few days in Keswick in the Lake District walking and enjoying the views,

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developing great leaders

Developing Great Leaders – Our Top Ten Resources in 2017

It’s that time of the year when everyone reviews what’s happened this year and all the “best of” lists surface. Here’s ours. Our top 10 resources from 2017 for developing great leaders. In other words, these are our most viewed blog posts and resources in 2017.  I hope you find them interesting and useful. Developing Great

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How to have a career conversation

How to Have a Career Conversation: The Five Stage Structure

If you read this blog regularly you will know by now that it’s important to have career conversations with employees if you want to keep and develop your best people. You will know that the most valuable questions are well-crafted solution-focused ones that provoke insight and reflection. You may even have purchased your own Career

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Career development. How to create a culture of growth

How to Create a Culture of Growth and Career Development

Employee engagement and organisation culture are so intertwined that it is difficult to mention one without the other.  And career development is the glue that binds the two together.  If an organisation wants to engage its employees, the culture needs to support their professional growth. Develop talent or risk losing it Employee engagement is an

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Career Development Conversations

How to Develop Confidence for Career Development Conversations

Career development conversations come under that category of conversations we describe as challenging.  Why is that?  Well, they’re personal, they’re important and they’re full of implied meaning and promise. For all those reasons, there is a risk that managers won’t have them in spite of their benefits.  So how can you help managers develop the

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good career development questions

Developing Employees: Good Career Development Questions to Ask

Career development discussions are just that – developmental.  They are a way to build on progress so far and continue a person’s career growth.  Even though they are positive conversations by nature, they are not without their challenges.  So what are some good career development questions to ask? Good Career Development Questions for Challenging Situations

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Role of a Mentor

Role of a Mentor: How to Give Advice

A common question we get asked in our Mentoring Matters and Career Conversations Workshops is “How do I provide insight without direction? I want to help.  I know they’re coming to me for advice.  But I don’t want to tell them what to do?” And quite right too. This Huffington Post article says it well. 

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Questions to ask someone about their career

5 Powerful Questions to Ask Someone About Their Career

Do you work with employees who are unsure how to articulate their ambitions?  Career development conversations are an ideal opportunity to help them think creatively about their future success.  I have some powerful questions to ask someone about their career.  They will help them think about their future and open up possibilities. They are the

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