Team development
In a true high-impact team, the output is much greater than the sum of the parts... Ultimately, it’s about creating and maintaining relationships where no-one wants to let the other down. It...
Personal development
Learn how to be an extravert, advises the Sutton Trust in a recent report. If you are outgoing and jolly then doors will open for you. You will have better job prospects and a more successfu...
Leadership
If you’re one of those world-weary cynical types, it may be time to rethink your stance on mindfulness – because it’s not a fad, or the latest trend. It’s here to stay. Companies which encou...
Leadership
We have all heard these words said by leaders, and now we even see them commonly espoused as corporate values. 'We prize our people’ ‘Our people are key’ ‘Our people are our greatest asset' ...
Personal development
Often these days I hear people say ‘Oh, I don’t do small talk’. Small talk has a big bad reputation! It can bring us out in a cold sweat as we remember awkward networking events where we str...
Leadership
It’s a fact that every single team, in every single department, in every single organisation across the world has some issues to deal with. There is no such thing as the perfect team – there...
Team development
You may consider yourself a great leader, with a team who respects you and does as you ask, but one of the key currencies that teams trade on is trust. If trust isn’t shared between the team...
Leadership
As a leader, I bet that you can easily categorise the members of your team if I ask you to. Who are the office heroes, who are the extras and who are the dreaded working dead, the office zom...
Personal development
I find myself reflecting on what it means to join a company where you’re a senior leader – but also a newbie. It’s a strange mix. Striking the balance between being ready and willing to soak...
