Gaining Confidence When You’re New to Leadership
Just got a promotion to a leadership position? That’s great – but you might not be feeling as confident as you’d hoped. When you’re new to leadership, it can feel difficult to assert your authority and designate tasks with confidence. Luckily, confidence is a skill that can be learned, and the simple tips below will […]
From super manager to inspiring leader: how to drop your work mask and be your authentic self
It’s time to drop the work mask and share with your peers how you’re really feeling, argues leadership mentor Ben Morton. Do you ever feel like you’ve got a few too many plates spinning and that at least one is about to come crashing down? And does that feeling cause your imposter syndrome to surface, filling […]
How to Simplify Your Leadership in 7 Steps
Being an effective leader ultimately comes down to two things – leadership and communication. Of course, successful management is multi-faceted and often tricky, but at its core remains a simple truth – leadership is about an ability to influence and motivate other people, and to do this we must be able to clearly and effectively […]
How you can move from problem-focused to solution-focused
Today’s leadership requires a totally different way of looking at things when it comes to encouraging creative problem-solving. Leadership is about acknowledging a problem and immediately exploring the opportunity behind it. It believes that every problem hides a solution that opens up to new options. This is what we call a solutions-focused mindset. Every conflict […]
Best ways to grow your business
If your business is not doing well or if you are concerned about the development of your business in future, you will have to come up with an effective strategy to take it to the next level. That’s where you should follow a systematic approach. Starting up a business could be a great challenge. When […]
3 Keys To Building A Killer Team
Without a doubt, you need a solid nucleus of stars to help you achieve your goals as a professional or a company. No one does anything alone, and you’ll go much further aligning your energy, creativity and resources with others who are joined together for a common goal. Napoleon lays out this mastermind group philosophy […]
Four reasons why HR matters to small businesses
Thousands of small businesses and startups don’t have any form of HR support. But the UK faces an unprecedented talent crunch, huge business uncertainty and stagnant productivity, so now is not the time for young businesses to skimp on professional HR support. Here are four key reasons why you need HR experts, according to some […]
Risk is a state of mind
Leading an organisation can sometimes feel a bit like a game of snakes and ladders. You aim to be successful, to lead your organisation up those ladders towards growth and profitability and success whilst avoiding all those potential pitfalls which can see your hard work come to naught. And let’s face it, those potential pitfalls […]
How do you lead the way in L&D?
How well do you represent the Learning & Development (L&D) profession? When Training Zone asked me to write on this subject, I thought I’d share some ways I lead the way. Take a look below: 1 – Walk the Talk I personally think that when you are passionate about what you do, it is easy […]
Romanticising leadership: are we undeniably guilty?
The heroic leader swooping in to save a business from certain death, a trail of devoted followers in their wake.We all love a good character and the role of the leader is one that we are endlessly fascinated with…. A quick Google search on ‘how to be a great leader’ brings back 460 million results […]
Training industry trends 2018
Like you, I’m always interested to learn about current and upcoming trends in the training industry. To help define the most comprehensive snapshot of the UK training industry, I would appreciate your time in completing this short survey. All participants will be entered into a prize draw to win an iPad and will also be issued […]
Getting women into leadership with training
Research conducted by the Chartered Management Institute and XpertHR reveals that men are more likely to be promoted to a senior management position with higher pay, than women. The high profile and widely documented recent reports of women being paid significantly less than their male counterparts, highlights that more needs to be done to close […]
Machiavellian intelligence: the new emotional intelligence?
This article was co-authored by Dr Mark Powell and Jonathan Gifford. The concept of emotional intelligence (EI or EQ) as a different and arguably more important kind of intelligence than the long-established intelligence quotient (IQ), was popularised by the psychologist Daniel Goleman in his best-selling book, Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. […]
Reasoned judgements: 5 steps to help avoid bad decision making
In all walks of life, whether it be business, politics, at home or in our social circles, we instinctively look to our leaders and role models to make important decisions. Experience and industry knowledge are undoubtedly useful resources that we can use to guide us through the process. But it can be easy to forget […]
In a leader’s world, let’s champion the manager
There’s a new and worrying trend in our industry – the denigration of “management” in favour of “leadership”. Comparisons of the two like to contrast – for simplicity – a controlling, top-down, authoritarian management style with a humble, authentic, self-aware leader who inspires others. But hold on, we need good managers. They’re the ones who […]
Five Ways To Increase Your Mental Wellbeing…
In the modern always-on-world, where we are expected to be contactable 24/7, have a successful professional and personal life, as well as lead and inspire our teams, it is no wonder that our everyday mental resilience is often tested. So how do we identify if we are heading towards a tipping point where our resilience […]
Guidelines For Grooming Your Future Leaders
It’s rare that a quality leader emerges without being groomed by someone who has been in that position. The true way to build a company is to give back by pinpointing leaders and taking them under your wing. Plenty of companies have talented, but you need to do everything you can to hone that talent […]
Business etiquette rules employees should know
In the business world, good manners are essential. Demonstrating good business etiquette with colleagues and clients will make you stand out from the crowd, and is a surefire way to put you and your company in a good light. Here are some business etiquette rules that every employee should know about: First impressions count Although […]
Transparency, openness and outcome
No-one is an island runs the saying and in business that concept is certainly true. Interconnectedness abounds and not simply in complex worldwide supply chains. We see echoes of the same ideas across business approaches and strategies, across training methodologies and customer focus. Take for example the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) approach to conduct culture. […]
4 States Of Mind For 2018 Entrepreneurs
If you’re not willing to learn and adapt, you’ll always be playing catchup as an entrepreneur. This is a lesson I’ve had to learn countless times over the course of the past 5 years, but 2017, in particular, showed me a lot about myself and this way of life I’ve chosen. I’ve taken what started […]
