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When navel-gazing can be healthy
Published on 2012-06-07 17:52:50
As a young manager it was drummed into me that I focus on my customers and the services or products I provided to the customer. It didn’t occur to me to question the philosophy in those days, after all the most senior people in the business advocated it and [...]
Young Entrepreneurs – Start–up and Start-thinking
Published on 2012-06-01 12:17:52
If you are an aspiring entrepreneur you may be wondering if the new government initiative which has been widely promoted this week is for you. You may be considering whether the loan system is just what you need to begin to build your dream. Although the start-up [...]
Recognise your team – 8 ways to say “Thank You” without saying the words
Published on 2012-05-29 06:43:44
Valuing your team can only come from a sincere place A recent report in HR Magazine by David Woods reported “Employers are failing to inspire their staff and make them feel valued, with only 21% of employees believing their company cares about its staff, according to a [...]
Are Your Relationships on Purpose?
Published on 2012-05-24 13:44:51
Welcome to our latest Guest Blogger. David Klaasen is an inspirational coach, facilitator and trainer, specialising in profitability, high performance and people and solutions. We met on-line fairly recently after “bumping” into each other in our respective social media communities! We quickly realised we shared some common ideas. [...]
Taking a stand for the Manager – the underdog of 2012?
Published on 2012-05-17 14:55:42
The role of manager is a multi-talented one! I have read so many negative reports about managers over the last few months that I felt I had to stand up and hurl in a different perspective. In the past few months, I’ve read quotes such as: “three [...]
Nine Attitudes of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders and Managers
Published on 2012-05-11 03:50:37
Emotionally intelligent leaders and managers get the best results! Like learning to drive, leading and managing people is an experiential journey. My entrance onto the leadership stage was when I was promoted into the role, having stood in for the team leader from time to time I [...]
Getting the Performance Equation Right
Published on 2012-05-03 06:51:10
Performance Management is an Art! If you want to be cutting edge you need to measure your results and performance manage your team. Getting the best out your people can sometimes be a stressful business. In my many years of managing and subsequently as an HR professional, [...]
Employee Benefits as an Employer of Choice
Published on 2012-04-24 03:57:58
Make your Employee Benefits count I am not talking here about financial benefits. If you are a great employer you know the market levels of financial reward and presumably you are paying a fair salary in return for the work of your employees. Pensions are another financial [...]
Gross National Happiness on the balance sheet?
Published on 2012-04-16 04:46:52
Happiness is a tangible outcome! Because of my commitment to great people management and engagement, I was heartened to discover that the UN conference on happiness and wellbeing which began in New York City on 2nd April came to the conclusion that good performance on GNP (Gross [...]
Don’t Work – Have Fun
Published on 2012-04-03 12:15:57
Making work fun As I write this blog, I am sitting on my terrace soaking up the lovely early Tenerife sunshine. Not that I am gloating for any of you less fortunate! If you think I must be mad working when I’m on holiday then I kind [...]
Introduce a lifelong learning culture – be an Employer of choice
Published on 2012-03-30 02:31:13
Be an organisation that supports lifelong learning! If you are a Leader, Manager or HR Professional then you are probably a lifelong learner. A recent survey by CIPD “The Coaching Climate” shows that out of 332 responses from organisations; 77% of them used coaching and mentoring. All [...]
Know How + Great HR = Inspiration
Published on 2012-03-27 05:16:08
Inspiration is the best way to engage people! Or does it make you squirm? You may be an HR Professional leader or manager relying on HR to help move your business forward. When discussing strategy with people of different roles at many levels, I have often been [...]
The Steps to Organisational Change
Published on 2012-03-22 04:58:25
Welcome to this weeks Guest Blogger. Paul Myers is the HR Manager for a local transport company. He has initiated significant change in his organisation and has managed to keep his staff on board. He is a people centric manager who has considered how to increase and [...]
Organisational Change – Making the Best of Bad News
Published on 2012-03-20 03:32:56
Its not the organisational change – its how you do it! I recently held a workshop which had a section around organisational change and particularly redundancy. It’s obviously a big subject at the minute, and one which is exercising many managers and HR professionals. What struck me [...]
Silver Lining – Find the Hope in every Cloud
Published on 2012-03-15 02:53:15
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining So the saying goes…. And we need to start focusing on our economic silver lining soon, or we are going to talk ourselves into more and more doom and gloom There is no doubt that the last few years have been [...]
Happiness at Work
Published on 2012-03-11 10:23:32
We all want Happiness! Today the sun is shining and the hope of a beautiful spring and lovely summer are in the air. Most of us know the feeling of happiness and wellbeing that comes with a lovely sunny day. The day made me think about happy [...]
Sparking Creativity
Published on 2012-03-08 03:38:15
Welcome to this weeks’ Guest blogger – I am really pleased to introduce Claire Marriott. I have known and worked with Claire over a number of years. We instantly developed a rapport as we both had similar views about innovation, creativity and life! Claire has a flair [...]
Make your Innovative Idea come to Life
Published on 2012-03-05 00:36:46
The innovative process is available to everyone! You either own or run a business, and so you know what it takes to make a concept work. You must be providing a product or a service which is or has been in demand. If your business is thriving [...]
What People Managers Need to Know – Part Three
Published on 2012-03-02 09:58:10
People Managers need to know about Emotion! This is my third blog in a series of 3, where I take a look at 3 basic psychological components which great people leaders and managers know and work with to create great teams. In Part One, I outlined the [...]
What People Managers need to know – Part Two
Published on 2012-02-29 11:06:57
People Managers need to know about thinking! This is my second blog in a series of 3, where I take a look at 3 basic psychological components which great people leaders and managers know and work with to create great teams. In Part One, I outlined the [...]
What People Managers need to Know – Part One
Published on 2012-02-24 03:59:39
People Managers need to know about beliefs! Over the next week, I will look at 3 basic psychological components which great people managers instinctively, if not unconsciously already know. During my career, I have gained management, learning and human resources skills. However, my basic understanding about “how [...]
Can A Sales Person be 100% Honest?
Published on 2012-02-22 02:06:16
Welcome to my second guest blogspot – I am really pleased to introduce Richard Lane of durhamlane, Sales Consultancy. Richard has a fresh and honest approach to his expertise which helped me when I was first starting up. Much gratitude to Richard for his blog post. You [...]
Values – A Question of Integrity
Published on 2012-02-20 03:22:29
Values – an important way of working I have always been a values driven person. During my early years I wanted to make a difference and to help people become happier and more satisfied. As a result I went down the path of people management. Although I [...]
Growing as a Coach – A facilitator’s advice
Published on 2012-02-14 06:12:38
For regular readers you will know that I am introducing a guest blogspot from time to time. I am hoping that my guest bloggers will expand on themes you are interested in and give a whole new valuable perspective. I am really thrilled to introduce my first [...]
The University of Life – Are you a lifelong learner?
Published on 2012-02-10 03:22:49
Being a lifelong learner is a decision anyone can take. I was at a seminar a few weeks ago when the host asked the audience for a show of hands to indicate if they considered themselves “lifelong learners” Yes, I knew the answer to that and my [...]