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Tagged with: Diversity, employee engagement, equality, Inclusion, leadership, menopause, menostart
Posted in Business Growth, Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, People performance, Values
Posted in Business Growth, Company Culture, Engagement, leadership, People performance, Values
Happy or Content – Asked The President
At the time I was paying more attention to the grilled plaice just placed in front of me to have heard the start of the conversation, but I then clearly heard the voice of my client’s President “Let’s ask the…
Tagged with: communication, employee engagement, leadership
Posted in Engagement, leadership, People performance, Principles, Purpose, Values
Posted in Engagement, leadership, People performance, Principles, Purpose, Values
3 Gifts of Wisdom from 3 Wise Men
We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain Following yonder star And continuing the seasonal theme… I bring you three gifts from three wise men that will help you, and perhaps…
Your business may have grown, but have you?
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…
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
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