Rapid Reflection gets Rapid Results
The most effective leaders recognise that they still have things they can learn. They understand that specific learning goals coupled with conscious effort and attention help them to be successful. ...
Are Communication Barriers Affecting Your Team’s Productivity?
We all know that highly productive employees bring value to a team and there are some traits they might have that won’t come as any surprise – being organised and ...
Are you an intentional listener?
As a manager, one of the key skills you must master is the ability to listen. By listening attentively, and intentionally, your working relationships will improve. Your team members will ...
You don’t have to be ‘The Leader’ to be a great leader
Do you always look to others to take the lead? Is it your manager’s job to make all the decisions? Do you have great ideas but not bother to ...
Mind over Matter
How Mindset and Culture Will Help Your Team Flourish. As a graduate student, psychologist Carol Dweck began observing how children flourished in failure. It seems like an oxymoron- how can ...
Are You a Lonely Leader?
It was reported recently that Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, had spoken to an online head teachers’ conference about how he’s coped with the pressures of his position over the ...
Walk in their shoes before you judge
The news this week has been occupied (perhaps obsessed!) with a high-profile interview. I’d made my mind up about the main protagonists already but thought I’d tune in ...
How do you handle pressure?
One of the major challenges managers say they have is finding enough time in the day to do everything that they need to do. They have many tasks to juggle ...
What happens the day you’re not there?
The acid test of leadership. What happens when the manager isn’t there? When the cat’s away do the mice play? Do people retreat and say they can’t ...
Finally! How to stop leaving things till the last minute
Ruminating on the passing of time, the Roman philosopher Seneca once remarked ‘We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what ...
Why Does Employee Recognition Matter?
Who doesn’t like to be appreciated? At home and at work, many of us are struggling now with burnout, low morale and feelings of disconnection – perhaps more than ever ...
