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Performance Management – a lesson in spellings

February 29, 2016
/ confidence empowerment goals leadership
/ By lucy barkas

Performance management in practice Performance management is so simple, yet it is also the one of the hardest processes to get right. In fact 75% of HR managers agree that performance management is either

Stand for what you believe.

February 2, 2016
/ empowerment leadership vision
/ By lucy barkas

Stand for what you believe Over the last few weeks I am being drawn to, or seeing the connections between people who are making a stand for what they believe. Take David Bowie. We loved him for many reasons,

Achieving goals

December 31, 2015
/ coaching direction goals vision
/ By lucy barkas

Setting Goals to Succeed What’s your goal? I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t want to improve some aspect of their lives, or themselves. Becoming the very best version of myself and

Leaders. Don’t find them – create them.

December 16, 2015
/ coaching empowerment leadership learning
/ By lucy barkas

It all starts with leaders It should be easy to attract, develop and retain leaders. After all, there are millions of books, paper and blogs on how to be a leader, more information than you can possibly

How attractive are you as a leader?

November 23, 2015
/ coaching leadership learning values
/ By lucy barkas

I could not have imagined the workplace of today as I soon my first job after graduating back in 1998. Back then we still had fax machines, fixed hours and we had our own desk. Working from home was

Is it all about women on boards?

November 18, 2015
/ Career coaching leadership Women
/ By lucy barkas

The stats show that the millennial generation really are making a huge impact on the gender diversity debate. The thirty something generation are seeing females topping the males in professional

Embracing the masculine and feminine

November 12, 2015
/ Disc leadership
/ By lucy barkas

The conversations about gender equality in the workplace continue to increase, and women have never been in a stronger position to lead, change and shape the economical, social and political landscape.

Do you like the “work” you?

September 21, 2015
/ conflict Disc ego leadership trust vulnerability
/ By lucy barkas

It’s Monday morning and you arrive at your first meeting, in your grey, black or blue suit, laptop and notepad in hand, ready to do business. You take a deep breath, shoulders back and get ready

Do leaders really need a coach?

September 16, 2015
/ coaching direction leadership learning support
/ By lucy barkas

I get asked about the benefits of coaching all of the time, and the answer is as varied as the types of coaching professionals out there. 10 years ago, the main reason for hiring a coach within your