Have you ever driven into a fog bank that suddenly reared up in front of you? You immediately slow down, gripping the steering wheel tightly. If you are traveling with someone, conversation is abruptly stopped. You switch on your lights and peer through the murk…
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You wouldn’t normally put the actor Robert Redford at the top of your pile of management advisors, but he has a surprising literacy when it comes to identifying system improvements and corporate power politics. Harvard Business Review commented that ‘Redford’s multi-faceted approach to change includes…
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I was asked an interesting question via email this week that made me stop and think. The question was, What leadership qualities are most needed in today’s time of great change? I believe leaders play a vital role in each and every business today, and…
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In his great book “21 Indispensible Qualities of a Leader”, John Maxwell describes what he considers to be the essential elements that make a great manager and leader. He has studied management for nearly 25 years and has come up with this list of qualities…
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On our Management Training Courses we often find the most interesting discussions revolve around the section on Leadership styles, because many people have heard about them but haven’t really learned enough about them to build their knowledge and awareness of how to change styles when…
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I was having a chat with one of my team recently and we got onto the subject of best bosses we have ever worked for. Naturally, he said I was one of them (!!), but who else was on his list of excellent bosses? Well,…
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I came across this quote from Colin Powell, the ex-Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, in America some time ago: “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them…
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A key task that you as a manager can always improve in is that of creating a vision that will inspire your team. An inspiring vision should not just be left to the senior management team to develop. It’s something that will drive and motivate…
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Leadership is one of those qualities we all know we need to develop but wonder how we can apply it every day at work. According to Vadim Kotelnikov, who carried out a survey on leadership roles, there are a number of main qualities that people…
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Jack Welch was a respected business leader and writer and is quoted as proposing these fundamental leadership principles (notably these principles are expanded in his 2001 book ‘Jack: Straight From The Gut’): (more…)
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When should you lead and when should you manage? This age-old question has been asked by many people on our programmes. Our short answer is…it depends on the situation. Whether you show adequate leadership skills or display excellent management abilities will be determined by the…
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So, the World Cup is over, and most people would say the best team won the final. Whatever your viewpoint, we can see from the amount of interest in the finals over the last month that many people follow it all with a passion. As…
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