Why Every Leader Should Get a Mentor Last week I attended a great seminar featuring senior leaders talking about how they had managed their careers. Every leader talked about the important role that mentors had played. Having recently helped launch the Professional Mentoring programme for CIPD North-East of England I was delighted to hear that and
I’ve recently been helping the CIPD North East of England Branch launch their professional mentoring programme. Having run some mentoring skills workshops for the mentors, we realized that we also needed to give some guidance to mentees because research has shown that the mentoring relationships that succeed are the ones where both the mentor and
This weekend, in Britain, and all over the world, we are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee in recognition of Queen Elizabeth II having been on the throne for 60 years. Whatever you think of the monarchy, most would agree that the Queen is someone to be admired. She was only 25 when she took on the
It goes without saying that the number one thing you need to do to manage your career within in an organisation is to work hard and do a really good job, exceeding expectations wherever possible. But that in itself is not enough to actually take control of your career and achieve your aspirations. Take Control
The greatest fear of anyone responsible for a training budget is that they will invest a significant amount in a development programme for limited or no benefit. As I said in an earlier post, leadership is about what people say and do and how that behaviour effectively influences the behaviour of others. So, if a
Broadly speaking we all want the same thing out of our careers: a great job doing what we love to do while being recognised and rewarded for it. That is undoubtedly what you are seeking for yourself. And hopefully what your employer also wants for you. The fact is it’s up to you to make
Employee career aspirations are an important consideration for talent management. As this great quote says: “Don’t ask what the world needs – ask what makes you come alive because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”Howard Thurman There are few organisations who would argue with the need for retaining and developing talent.
Are you responsible for leadership training within your organisation? If so, you have one of the toughest jobs going in this difficult climate. With the highly competitive nature of business today, organisations are holding everyone to higher standards. This means that business leaders are being pressured to deliver results – and HR/Learning & Development Departments are
A key leadership skill is the ability to commit to personal and business goals. We are now well into the third week of January and those of us who like to set goals for the calendar year will have them well defined and established. So let me tell you about one of mine. On 22
Leadership is a huge subject surrounded by numerous theories. A recent search on Amazon revealed 160,194 books that have been written about the subject. That’s a lot of books! And a very long leadership development programme if you were to try and include all that they contain. So how do you determine the focus and
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