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Keeping In Balance With Your Renewal Wheel
In his book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey uses the analogy of a woodcutter who has been...
Mentoring in Organisations: What Is Mentoring?
In the first of a series of short articles on mentoring in organisations, let's start by taking a look at what...
You Cannot, NOT Influence, So Do It With Purpose
All of us are influenced by people, places, events and situations all of the time. Sometimes we are affected more or...
Why We Don’t Seek Recognition, Even When We Want It!
Why do we shy away from recognition, even when it’s what we secretly want? Answer this…can you remember what was written on your school reports? Usually, when...
A Leader’s Guide To Executive Coaching
This post is aimed at leaders preparing to embark on executive coaching, encouraging them to take responsibility for their own learning and get the very best...
Onboarding New Leaders: The Critical First 100 Days
Organisations spend vast amounts of time and money recruiting talented leaders, yet most are still failing to make the best of their investment through an...
Presentations: It’s All About The Audience!
In any given moment, there are thousands of people giving presentations. Around 30 million presentations are estimated to take place across the world in any...
Why Businesses Use Coaching To Improve Performance!
Over the last ten years, organisations have increasingly and successfully used coaching to improve performance. Indeed, coaching has been proven to support improved personal, team and business performance, often as a key part of an organisation's leadership programme. In research conducted over the past three years we've found that leaders who have the best coaching skills...
Your Rough Guide To Choosing A Coach
This rough guide has been developed to help leaders choosing a coach. It aims to encourage them to take responsibility for their choice, to help get the very best from the coaching relationship. There is little written to which leaders can turn that is specifically for them to make sense of, understand and be a collaborative partner in the coaching arrangement. Hence why I've...
So You’ve Hired New People! Now What?
Has your executive induction process been designed to ensure your new recruits retain the information they need and stay with you? With the economy looking up, people are feeling secure enough to seek new jobs and leave those that aren't a good fit for them anymore. While this has many different implications for your organisation, let’s focus for the moment on new recruits. I...
Come To Your Senses And Simply Make Change Happen!
What you say, and how you say it, will inform other people about how you think. But, here's what a lot of people don't know...it informs the way you think, too. So, if you want to make change happen in your life, then come to your senses for help! If you're a regular reader of my blog, it won't come as any surprise to you that our thinking consists of images, sounds, feelings...