The Resilient Leader: foundation of a resilient team
The Resilient Leader: Underpinning the Resilient Team We talk a lot about building resilient teams and the benefits this brings to our businesses both in terms of productivity and also in health and wellbeing. We don’t always acknowledge the role played by the...
Getting the best from all employees
Getting the best from all employees is just one benefit of Engaging Leadership Benefits of engaging leadership include getting the best from all employees because the engaging leader treats all team members as individuals, rather than...
Your Performance is a Gift That You Choose To Give
A story about two managers in the same team, struggling to bring their struggling teams up to the required performance standards. This story tells how their different attitudes and approach to the development provided influenced the...
Managing Courageous Conversations in Unprecedented Times
Managing courageous conversations is something most managers dread at the best of times. As I am writing this article in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown, the need for managers to continually talk with their team members is even more important. It is eqully...
Finding Your Work Life Balance
Finding your work-life balance is about establishing the right prioritisation between our work and non-work responsibilities and activities. Too often, I hear people getting frustrated because they can’t get equal...
Helping your child deal with a disappointing transfer test result
I was pleasantly surprised that one of my Northern Irish readers sent me a private message with a specific request. Could I provide some tips to guide parents in helping their children deal with a disappointing Transfer Test result. For my readers outside...
Finding Your Work-Life Balance
https://youtu.be/xs1eqLjVq_Y Finding your work-life balance is about establishing the right prioritisation between our work and non-work responsibilities and activities. Too often, I hear people getting frustrated because they can’t get equal balance. For...
Sharpen Your Business’ Competitive Edge
Trust in Teams: Power of Intention
Power of intention is a massive thing when it comes to building trust in teams. Team members will interpret your intentions in any communication based on past experiences. Every manager should spend some time reviewing how they have fared...
Understanding Employee Engagement
Understanding employee engagement in your organisation is not something you can achieve just by running a survey. Even if you run that survey several times a year, every year. A survey is just a start in understanding employee engagement....