Lead like a tribal chief: Leadership lessons from Sitting Bull
A week ago today marked 125 years since the death of Sitting Bull. Holding an unprecedented position as leader of the Sioux, we consider his personal and team developmental leadership skills. Leader of the Sioux Sitting Bull was killed in South Dakota in what was the culmination of 22 years as supreme chief of all tribes. […]
A vision of leadership
The turn of the year; a time for reflection and for vision, looking back at successes and failures over the past year and using them as a catalyst to create a strong roadmap for the year to come. You won’t be alone in this; after all, modelling the way is one of the five characteristics […]
4 Efficient Ways to Train Your Staff on a Shoestring Budget
As a business owner, you know how essential highly-skilled employees are to your company. Be that as it may, for many small business owners, finding the funds for training can be difficult. While some companies opt to cut out training altogether, this could end up costing them more in the long run as lack of training can […]
L&D news round-up: 17 Dec
The skills shortage and access to funding is holding back the UK’s entrepreneurs – City AM The #1 Way To Spot Weak Leadership – Forbes What Google Sees In Augmented Reality – Techcrunch 2016 HR Tech Forecast: Data Analytics, Wearables, and More – PC Mag 10 skills that are hard to learn but pay off forever – The Independent The […]
Boosting productivity by addressing internal workplace barriers
It doesn’t take rocket science to boost employee productivity – simple changes to the content of job roles and the control employees have in their day-to-day jobs could make a real difference, according to the latest Employee Outlook Survey from the CIPD [1], in partnership with Halogen Software. Employers can increase the productivity of their […]
Four Questions To Assess The Purpose Of Your Business
At the Stretch leadership conference in Budapest this week, one of the recurring themes was that of purpose. One of the quotes I shared as part of my session was Peter Drucker’s far-sighted observation from 1954 that ‘Profit is like oxygen. You need it to survive, but if you think that oxygen is the purpose of your […]
L&D news round-up: 10 Dec
How Bad Leadership Doomed Yahoo: CEO Mistakes Are Costly – Forbes 10 hottest tech skills for 2016 – Computer World 14 skills that everyone should learn in their 20s – The Independent Training Matters: Skills employers will pay for – Hold the Front Page Three key charts from the ‘Digital Skills Gap in Government’ report – Econsultancy The Ten Golden […]
Showcasing innovation
There’s something about Christmas adverts. You know they’ve been written by ad agencies, and you know that they’ve been designed to drive sales, but funny or tear-jerking they somehow manage to convey the culture of an organisation. You can tell which organisations are serious about their offering and which are focused on the product, and […]
Leaders are doing way too much and it’s all the wrong stuff
An HRD I know hangs out at reception from 7.55 in the morning in the hope that she will catch her CEO as he arrives. The walk between his car and his office door is the only opportunity for them to speak. Maybe you’re thinking this is rather a good idea and will start hovering […]
The psychology of inspiring leaders
Many believe that great leaders of their time were born and not made. But are we really sure the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Gandhi and Winston Churchill to name a few, are examples of those were born to be powerful or did they apply their innate intelligence, confidence and judgement to lead from the front? […]
Inspire to lead: Leadership lessons from Winston Churchill
On 30 November 1874, Winston Churchill was born. 141 years to the day, we look at what he can teach us about leadership. Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill; grandson of the Duke of Marlborough, chancellor, home secretary, first lord of the admiralty and, arguably, the most revered prime minister in British history for his efforts in leading the […]
Learning innovative behaviours
So you think you’re ready to innovate, to shape the future and create game changing solutions which will meet real needs. But are you really ready? Have you really transformed your culture, beliefs, behaviours and expectations to meet the innovation imperative? You see, building a culture of innovation isn’t simply a question of waving a […]
L&D news round-up: 26 Nov
The Teacher as the Learner: Professional Development for Online and Blended Learning – Forbes Demystifying the science of coaching – The Bangkok Post Dexterity – Leadership in the 21st Century – AllAfrica.com 5 Ways to Take the Wind Out of Your Future Leaders’ Sails – Entrepreneur UK economy could gain £12bn by investing in digital skills – Computer Weekly Self-Developing […]
Succeeding in the Board Room
“Leadership is a journey, not a destination. It is a marathon, not a sprint. It is a process, not an outcome.” John Donahoe This article is about success, and about succession planning; the success of organisations which are led by truly inspiring leaders, and the succession planning which ensured that those leaders had the personal […]
Training Leadership
How old are you? Okay, I admit that is a bit of a personal question but please bear with me for a short while. You see, depending on your age you will have had a very different learning experience at school. For example, if you are of a certain age you may have learnt history […]
Five ways to lead your staff to success
As a manager, your position at the helm of a team means the business’s success ultimately rests on your shoulders. During the 9-5 bustle of business, the performance and wellbeing of your staff can often take a back seat as you collectively strive to meet immovable deadlines and stressful performance targets. But losing sight of […]
Perception and power: Leadership lessons from Elizabeth I
In the third of a series of guides looking at what leaders from history can teach us about leadership, Paul Russell looks at Elizabeth I. When considering the broad remit of a leader, managing personal image can often be the middle child, a little forgotten with concerns of the first born and youngest demanding attention. With […]
How to avoid energy drainers
When working with employees and first time leaders around the world, one thing I’ve noticed is that over half (56%) of them spend time on activity that takes lots of effort for very little result. In short, they’re wasting their time. Yet, just a few small adjustments to the way they work can make a big […]
The quality of management in organisations
There is definitely debate about the quality of management in organisations and what it can affect: morale, employee engagement, productivity rates and much more. But how bad is it really? People Management surveyed HR and L&D professionals via an online poll to find out what they really think about their line managers, and the results were […]
How to Fix the Leadership Gap in Your Organisation
In today’s modern, fast-paced business environment, staying relevant can require complicated and ambitious strategies and initiatives, which often depend upon effective cross-organisational delivery. As a result, a company can build a team of qualified business leaders with varied skill sets, devise a quality strategy and still find themselves unable to implement it properly, due to […]
