Leader X is coming into their own. Generation X may only account for 20% of the workforce, but they have taken 51% of the leadership roles. They are the start up masters and want to make a difference.
Continue readingWhen I get with a team the first thing I do is watch for conflict. When I pose a question I observe who speaks, who glances at who and what isn't being said. This gives me a real insight into how healthy
Continue readingI am all for bringing your own, whole, unique self to the workplace. In fact I champion authenticity and diversity. Yet sometimes you find that someone in your team that is actually harming your performance.
Continue readingYesterday I met with a CEO of a national brand. She had just completed her interview with Investors in People assessors and was hoping to maintain gold status. One of the questions that was asked left
Continue readingWhere are you going? I bet when you started your role you had a vision of what might be. You may have painted this picture in your interview, or shared it with your leadership team. You could
Continue readingMost of the leaders who contact me know they have a problem. They are generally fairly new into role, perhaps a year or two. They have spent time observing with the childlike mind that you can only really
Continue readingLeadership strategies give businesses the advantage. The advantage of having a leadership strategy in place are huge. In fact, many CEO’s and HR leads are contacting us to help step up their leadership
Continue readingControlling Managers are everywhere and they have told me some great reasons why they do what they do. Thankfully most of them are smart enough to realise that their own justifications are feeding their
Continue readingVision creates an idea, a wish, a belief and in turn creates followers. A leader without a vision is no leader at all. It is a director, a boss, a manager or a dictator. To inspire and lead you need a
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