You want to be a successful leader or manager, right? Of course you do but, despite this, it is surprising just how many people stop themselves from being successful. So how can you start achieving more success?
Continue readingFrom the outside looking in, management can appear easy. When you are making the transition to management there are 3 common challenges that managers face. What are they and what can you do to overcome them? Challenge 1: Letting Go Before you were in a management position, you were probably used to doing a lot […]
Continue readingAction 1: Do an honest self assessment It might be tough to do but if you are serious about moving forward, you need to take a long hard look at where you are right now in terms of mindset, skill set, experience and personal attributes. Action 2: Get some feedback Feedback is […]
Continue readingA new year presents a golden opportunity to take stock and set out plans for great success in the year ahead. For many, achieving the results that they want as a leader or manager is an important area, not least because of the personal rewards it brings. In reality, success as a leader or manager […]
Continue readingWhile doing one of my regular sessions at the gym recently it occurred to me that there were many things that we can learn about leading and managing from the way we approach and what we do when it comes to working out. So what are the key things that we can learn about […]
Continue readingPick up any of the many textbooks out there on the subject of management and you will find plenty of advice about how to do certain things, how to develop the rights behaviours and get the best from others. In my experience, less is written about the importance of making the mindset shift when […]
Continue readingAs a manager you have to deal with all types of people from all walks of life with different, attitudes and motivations. The challenge therefore is to be as aware as you can be about the people you manage so that you can interact with them appropriately and achieve the best results. The people […]
Continue readingLeading and managing is tough and requires a huge amount of skill, experience, knowledge and personal attributes. So for something completely different, this article shares my ideas on the complete A to Z of leading and managing. Now I am sure that you will have heard some of these before so what I want […]
Continue readingBeing a manager is easy- right? All you have to do is go around giving orders to others and not doing much work yourself. When we work alongside a great manager we can easily fall into the trap of believing that it is easy. Yet in truth managing is often an area where highly competent […]
Continue readingA recent survey by the International Coach Federation identified that the number one reason why people choose to work with a coach is due to a lack of self confidence. Someone who is self confident can sometimes be viewed by others who are less confident as arrogant. Yet in truth self confidence is really about […]
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