Posts for tag: leadership

If You Read One Management Book in 2017…

30 years ago I came across The One Minute Manager in a college library. An hour later I’d read it, understood it and was ready to implement the three core principles:…

Inspiration from Failure

When reflecting recently on some of life’s failures it dawned on me that failure and success go hand in hand. Without risking failure we are very unlikely to experience success. Here are some thoughts that seem to underpin this, from some truly successful people.
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Essence of Leadership – 3 core ingredients

Wherever I go in the world I love to search out the local bread, from baguettes in France to bagels in New York, and bazlama in Turkey.
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Try the Bad Boss Test

No one wants to work for a bad boss, so try this test to measure your manager, or if you dare to quantify your own leadership qualities.

Score each of the following out of 5, from 1 low to 5 high.
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5 Ways to Predict When Talent Will Quit

As the work place becomes more collaborative, the cost of losing a good employee can be multiplied as teammates move with them.

It is more important than ever before to retain key staff. Some companies use sophisticated covert surveillance to assess whether their staff are spending more time than they should on LinkedIn or job sites.
Alternatively, here are some less big brotherish approaches every manager should be aware of:
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Brace Yourself the Maverick Leaders are Taking Control!

It’s not just the ‘hair’ or the racism that should trigger concern. It’s the fact that the man that looks increasingly likely to become the leader of the home of Disney is willing to be called Donald!
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Should Leaders Love their Teams?

Businesses are often advised to love their customers. Sir Richard Branson suggests that employees are more important to him than customers. With St Valentine’s Day approaching here are a few thoughts on the role of love in the workplace:
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5 Bad Boss Behaviours

There are certain phrases you will have heard many times, sometimes they are sincere and backed up by good leadership behaviours. On occasions bad bosses use well-worn phrases to cover their ineptitude and the rhetoric doesn’t match the reality.

Here are some common phrases with our alternative definitions:…

To Fire or not to Fire – 5 considerations to ease the decision

Jim Collins in ‘Good to Great’ talks about getting the right people on the bus, in the right seats and getting the wrong people off the bus. Whilst recruitment and talent management is energising for most managers, firing team members is really tough. Consequently many leaders procrastinate and therefore lead underperforming teams.

If you’re wrestling with whether or not to retain an underperforming member of staff here are 5 questions to ask yourself:
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5 leadership mistakes that need to be avoided

It’s not always easy being a leader and there are some big ‘no-no’s that should be realised when in a position of authority. Which of these five mistakes could be holding your team back?      

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