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
In today’s tough economic circumstances, business leaders are seeking competitive advantage through the best use of their people more than ever before. In a time when the job market is uncertain many leaders may feel that supporting the career management of their staff is not a priority, seeing it as something that is personal to
Last week I wrote about the leadership lessons we can learn from the Great North Run. I haven’t been running much this week but I have been enjoying the post-race footage in the papers, on the TV and on running websites and Facebook. One of the things that has struck me is that it’s not
Yesterday I ran the Great North Run for the tenth time. I don’t say that to boast – although I am quite proud. Every single run was hard. I’m not a natural athlete. If I’m a natural anything its a natural party girl who loves to eat good food and drink great wine. I didn’t
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