Blog posts - Page 17 of 28

Are you part of the problem or the solution?

January 4, 2018
/ leadership vision
/ By lucy barkas

Problems are inevitable, how you deal with them is a choice. So many times I meet Managers who become enthused by the prospect of making a positive change. They totally get the work we do and why we

Changing the energy

January 3, 2018
/ direction leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Over the holidays I moved house, seemed a little crazy at the time, but wow what a difference it has made to my mindset. When we get stuck we stagnate. By simply changing your environment you really

Hindsight doesn’t lead to foresight

December 7, 2017
/ change leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Hindsight does not lead to foresight “If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got” Henry Ford The human brain is primed for efficiency and as a result

Tackle poor performance now

December 6, 2017
/ business conflict leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Poor performance is the enemy of success and growth. When we work with clients we hear the same problem arising again and again. Poor performance is causing managers stress, time and draining resources.

Transformation again? Get used to it.

November 28, 2017
/ business leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Transformation blah blah. What once was a buzz word now is just our way of living. Life is changing at such a rate that we sometimes want to scream “Stop”. Can’t things just remain

Forward to the book

November 24, 2017
/ business leadership trust
/ By lucy barkas

Lucy Barkas is writing her first book. Her aim is to help leaders to create an culture of accountability and personal responsibility in the workplace through connection, trust and total clarity. Lucy will

Step up or Step Down

November 9, 2017
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Over the last few months I have met more and more leaders who are preparing for a step change in business performance. Over the last few years they have battened down the hatches, survived, cut costs or

Aggressive Leadership Style of Ryanair

October 2, 2017
/ leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Leaders shape cultures so should we really be surprised to hear of the problems Ryanair are facing at the moment. All leadership and employee engagement research could have predicted the outcome, yet

Leaders of SME’s biggest problems

September 28, 2017
/ empowerment leadership vision
/ By lucy barkas

Our research shows that leaders who are responsible for a business, or business unit with between 100-250 employees are facing similar problems. Whether it is a fast growth business that has the