Growth is a good thing. Right? After all, if a business doesn’t grow, it is likely to disappear in the end. All businesses start work each day with the goal of growing toward a better, and more profitable, tomorrow. But, there are tons of challenges that come with growth, and leaders have to be ready
Winning leadership is what today should be all about. Â Today is polling day here in the U.K. At 10 pm tonight the leadership contest will be over and counting will start. Votes will determine who will be Prime Minister. In the run up to In the run up to today, we’ve heard lots about what
A Year in the Life of a Manager Development Programme Part 9 We’re now well into the second half of the year-long Manager Development Programme. In last month’s post, I shared a mid-point review, in which I reflected honestly on our progress so far and identified areas for further work. In this, the next phase of
Building trust in teams is a skill that can require careful management. But it’s well worth doing.  According to a survey by management consulting company Willis Towers Watson, any organisation that has ‘high trust’, “outperforms low-trust organisations by 286%.” That’s an impressive statistic. But what are the secrets to building trust? And how do you effectively
One of our clients is a large nature conservation charity. A manager at the charity contacted us to ask for help with developing more partnership working between his team and others.  He was hoping for an external facilitator to design and run a workshop he had planned for his team.He described the problem he
I spent yesterday at the iconic Sage Centre in Gateshead attending a conference called Thinking Digital. What is Thinking Digital? Thinking Digital is for those who are curious about how technology is shaping our future. It is the brainchild of Herb Kim who launched the first Thinking Digital conference in 2008. This was the 4th annual
This week I’ve been continuing my review of 360 degree feedback with a leadership team as they start of their coaching programmes. What struck me was how valuable the feedback was in helping leaders recognise the challenges of working remotely and identifying ways of addressing those challenges. My client is a global organisation with a complex
As a leader in an organisation, you’re in the difficult position of having to influence in many directions. Of course, you need to know how to influence the people you manage but you also need to influence your peers, your bosses, clients and others outside the organisation. Your effectiveness at influencing others depends on the
I am a huge believer in the power of networking.  And I’m fortunate to be part of a great network of highly skilled and talented professionals. One of the formal networks that I am part of is Interimity.  Interimity is an exclusive, invitation-only community of HR consultants, coaches and interims.  Find out more here. There has been
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