How to Identify Training Needs
How to identify training needs: bridging the skills gaps in your organisation Are there training gaps in your organisation? These can arise for many reasons. The good news is that ...
Is Your New Starter’s Lack of Progress a Failure of Your Leadership?
Do you find that your new starters are taking a long time to get up to speed in their role? Are you still seeing very little output from them although ...
Leadership – Nature versus Nurture
Are leaders born or made? The age old argument of Nature Vs Nurture is a popular one when it comes to leadership. Are good leaders developed and nurtured or are ...
First Impressions Mean Everything (Especially as a Leader)
On our ‘Managing Change and Innovation’ course, we highlight the influence of Jan Carlzon on Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) where he was CEO from 1981 to 1994. In one year, his incredible ...
An Introduction to the V2MOM Goal-Setting Model
Believe it or not, this somewhat clunky acronym could be just what your organisation needs to flourish. V2MOM (shorthand for Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, Measures) is a system of ...
Success Is Just Failure With Extra Steps
I know what you’re thinking. The title of this blog sounds like one of those wishy-washy memes that are shared a gazillion times on social media. On its own, ...
The Psychology Behind Micromanagement
Ever found yourself in an environment where you feel like you are always being watched? Like someone is constantly looking over your shoulder? Many of us we will have, at ...
6 Tips on Creating the Perfect Brief
So, you have a task, and you can’t do it yourself. You’re busy, you’re a leader – you need to delegate. Whether you’re delegating to a team ...
5 Tips for Becoming a Better Leader
At the time of writing, wearing a mask in shops in England has become compulsory again. How long for? Who knows. What effect will this have on the footfall in ...
Top 10 Ways for Managers to Create a Positive Working Environment
How do I create a positive working environment… …is a question that we tackle frequently across many of our management training courses. So, here’s a quick guide for managers ...
Putting People at the Centre of Your Leadership Efforts
As human beings, we are deeply motivated to connect to others. It’s a basic social need. The most rewarding types of ‘connections’, or relationships, with others are with people ...
