Rodney is 77 years old, and as we chatted it was clear he had experienced life – not in terms of the trappings of career progression and boardroom status but his grey hair, wrinkled face, and twinkling eyes said he…
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Do YOUR people know what GOOD looks like
You may have told them but depending on the how and the when, you told them, they still may not know what your expectations of them or the business are. As we know from life itself – GOOD to one…
Tagged with: What good looks like
Posted in Appraisals, Brand Expectations, Company Culture, Engagement, Key Performance Indicator, People performance
Posted in Appraisals, Brand Expectations, Company Culture, Engagement, Key Performance Indicator, People performance
10 Reasons why Appraisals FAIL
In 2015 a survey of senior business leaders by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development on attitudes to appraisals reported that 73% of leaders considered annual appraisals ineffective. John Timpson in his book Upside Down Management reveals that “we…
Tagged with: Annual Appraisals
Posted in Appraisals, communication, Company Culture, Engagement, People performance
Posted in Appraisals, communication, Company Culture, Engagement, People performance
Are you too busy doing STUFF?
I once shared a board room with Gimli, the dwarf warrior from Lord of the Rings and his gruff, in your face “its stuff, just stuff” mantra. Initially the other members of the board assumed it was a quirk of…
Tagged with: email, gimli, On the business, parkinson's laws, stuff
Posted in Company Culture, People performance, process improvement, Time Management
Posted in Company Culture, People performance, process improvement, Time Management
Even those at the top need nourishment
What’s your diet like? Are you getting the necessary food for growth, health, and success? Are you building your immune system to cope with the pressure, uncertainty and change?
Tagged with: self management, Senior Managers, Skills for business growth
Posted in leadership, People performance, Promotion
Posted in leadership, People performance, Promotion
Promotion should be a piece of (cake)PIE
Whether you’re making the appointment, seeking the appointment or in the early stages of succession planning for the appointment, there are 3 basic ingredients that you need in your recipe for success: Performance; Image and Exposure (PIE). The term PIE…
Tagged with: branding, self management, tips on
Posted in Career Management, People performance, Promotion
Posted in Career Management, People performance, Promotion
Engagement – it’s more than Christmas hats and Turkey baps.
It’s that time of the year again when employers say THANK YOU to their employees under the embarrassment-free guise of Christmas … and why not? I’m one for tradition, but I’m also one for saying thank you as and when…
Tagged with: culture, employee engagement, Senior Managers, SMEs
Posted in Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, People performance
Posted in Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, People performance
