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One of the most important and valuable assets for any leader is the trust they develop with their people. Without trust, working with the individuals in a team…
Leadership – Questions are Better than Answers
From time to time, clients come to me finding it hard to make enough time. Sometimes they’re exhausted; sometimes they are frustrated, and often they find themselves just…
The Three Wins of Delegation: Overcoming the Leader’s Two Greatest Challenges
There are two challenges that most often come up when coaching leaders: feeling too busy and finding good people they trust. When a leader pauses to consider a…
Management Development – Four Advanced Coaching Skills
Coaching is a valuable skill that managers use when developing their people. It ensures they all perform to their best without telling them everything, because it’s vital to help them…
Listening as a Leadership Skill
There are many tactics leaders adopt when they are interacting with their teams. On a one-to-one basis, nothing is more important than the capacity to take the time…
Post-COVID Leadership – NOW is the Time for Action
I’ve always been a bit of a Pollyanna. There is good in almost everything – it just takes finding. This huge challenge is no different. The vast majority…
‘My Way’? No Way!
Step out of the ‘doing’ stuff and work closely with your people to appreciate that ‘Your Way’ is not the only way.
Whose Tree is it Anyway?
Sometimes, it’s best to give way and let others win. It’s a long game, not a single battle.
Leading by Example Leadership
You will be judged on what you are seen to do – not what you say you will do.
Limited or Limitless? Your Employees’ Potential
As a leader, your greatest role is to support others so well, that they grow enough to move on to greater things themselves