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 […]
New Year Resolutions for Healthier Leadership
In the spirit of change and personal improvement this January 2018, Mary Sisson takes a look at what New Year Resolutions leaders should be making to ensure they’re Fit to Lead through the volatility that 2018 may bring. Mary agrees that mind and body health are linked to effective leadership. Leadership is as much about […]
The benefits of training with CMI
Being the only charted professional body of leadership and management, the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) provides assurance that CMI qualifications are of the highest quality. If you are thinking about training with CMI, take a look at the following ways a CMI qualification will give your career, your employees, or your team a boost. Every […]
How to Enable Employee Leadership in The Workplace
It’s no longer enough for growing companies to train employees in the skills they need to do their jobs. Team leaders and managers must also help their people develop leadership skills. After all, when current leaders move upwards, they need people who can move into their roles. The time to develop these important skills isn’t […]
To lose one employee….
January 2018: Plans for the year are in place; you have devised a training scheme which will develop the skills needed to deliver the plan and everything is on track. Then the first resignation letter arrives, followed by another and another. All of a sudden your hopes for the year are thrown into disarray in […]
Three Keys For Network Marketing Success
It’s clear that we’re in changing times when it comes to how business is carried out. For example, the baby boomer generation, which consists of close to 80 million people, are on record saying that they’d be open to starting a business — according to studies. The day of the 9-to-5 being the end all […]
How to energise your entire workforce
Most learning and development professionals know that a highly-engaged workforce will perform better – in fact, 50% more according to the report ‘Engaging Hearts and Minds’ by Hay Research Group (2015). But how can you tap into that energy that will ignite the fire within your people? The missing ingredient to most engagement programmes is […]
Payoffs from funding university study
Education is fundamental to starting a professional career, and can be vital to building it and taking it in new directions. While the payoff for individuals can obviously be great, companies also benefit from investing in the professional development of employees. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, 56 percent of employers offer undergraduate […]
Building a SADEL organisation: the framework
Building a Self-Directed, Agile, Digital, Exponential, Learning (SADEL) organisation is critical to survival in a digital world. In part 2 of a 5-part series, organisational behaviourist and learning strategist Kerryn Kohl takes an in-depth look at the framework required to build this type of organisation. In part one I outlined three major shifts that need […]
How to design an effective team dynamics workshop?
I have an assignment for a training/workshop session to facilitate the teambuilding and formation of a project team. The participants are from an NGO working with youth. I have around 4 hours with the group, and I’ve put together an initial session plan, focusing mostly on teamwork and team dynamics, with a couple of exercises […]
Trends shaping team leadership and management
With advancements in technology and evolving working patterns, we are witnessing a fundamental shift in the way organisations are operating and how team leaders and managers are running teams. In order to keep up to date with evolving working patterns, organisations need to be aware of the trends shaping team leadership and management. Rise in […]
Leaders never stop learning
We live in a fast paced ever-changing world. Technological and societal developments are constantly driving us in new and unexpected directions, disruptor companies are springing up to challenge established norms, and areas such as sustainability and social conscience are increasingly coming to the fore. It would It would be reasonable to suppose therefore that leadership […]
