Resources
Are your top performers going to quit?
I often come across directors wondering why or what happened when their top performers quit.
How Honest Feedback Can Motivate
Employees need both rewards and consequences to perform well. An environment that is skewed heavily as overly positive or negative will result in dysfunction.
How to bring your values to life
Every company has values, but not every company lives (and works) by them.
Planning for 2017
It is staggering to think that only 8% of UK businesses have a documented plan.
4 Ways to Expand Your Network
Increasingly, having a network is a determinant of your ultimate success.
7 Universal Life Lessons From The Gurus
Over the years I have read 100’s of self help/motivational books.
Email Habits That Kill Your Teams Productivity
The way leaders communicate sets expectations for how the rest of the team communicates.
The Key to Growth
The key to growth is rarely found in finding the “right” answer. Answers change because the environment changes.
3 Ways to Improve Communication During High Growth
When a business moves into high growth, there are several new problems that often manifest themselves.
High Growth Biohacks
I was fortunate to spend last week in Greece with an awesome mix of global game changers, including Dave Asprey who is a legend in the biohacking world.
The 5 Time Wasters
One of the areas I cover most with clients is time management – using your time effectively and maximises your chances of success in any area of life.
How leaders discover new ideas in their lunch breaks
A great way, I learned whilst at Alliance Boots, to develop connection, belonging and an employees self worth in a company’s culture is for the MD (Managing Director) to have lunch with small groups of cross-functional employees on a regular basis.
Learning from the Red Arrows
Last week I was fortunate to spend a day with the Red Arrows behind the scenes at RAF Scampton.
How to keep your customers…..
Customer retention must be a focus for all businesses. With rising customer acquisition costs businesses need to be proactive in retaining clients.
What you need to know about working with teams
Today businesses must keep up with the rapid pace of change if they want to survive.
Unusual ideas to boost team meetings
Not all meetings are created equal – nor should they be treated that way.
How to prevent burn out
It is great to have goals. They give us focus, helping us know what to say no and yes to.
Questions That Reveal a Person’s Personality
Meeting new people is one of the best things in life. It’s impossible to learn everything you need to know about someone the first time you meet unless you have some sort of telepathic insight.
Getting the most from your team
We all have too much to do and too little time to do it. In today’s complex and collaborative workplace, the real challenge is to manage not just your personal workload but that of your team’s.
How to manage your team’s stress
It can be difficult enough to manage your own stress. But how can you, as a leader, help the members of your team handle their feelings of stress, burnout, or disengagement?
How High Growth Leaders Become More Influential
Some people seem to be naturally gifted physically, intellectually or artistically, and it appears as if they just float to the top. Don’t be fooled.
How to Master the 1-to-1 Meeting
One meeting is common across all companies I work with – and that is the 1-to-1.
How to Deliver Greatness
We are all born with potential for greatness. There are no exceptions, yet most achieve far below their potential while a small handful rise to amazing heights and become legends.
Are you a likeable leader?
If you want to be a successful leader whom a team follows with total conviction, you have to be a likeable leader. Tyrants with brilliant vision can command a reluctant following for a time, but it never lasts.