Caption competition
And the winner is… ‘£25per month for 2mb broadband? And they call me abominable!’ Congratulations to Mike Barnett58 who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way to you. In order to enter our caption competitions you need to sign in to become a registered member of either […]
The collaborative leader pt3
Dan Hammond continues his series of four articles about craft of the collaborative leader – this time it's goal setting. SMART objectives won't cut it In the last article in this series we looked at how the collaborative leader makes a deliberate and planned effort to build their own social capital: the size and […]
The collaborative leader pt2
Dan Hammond continues his series of four articles about craft of the collaborative leader, looking at an essential component of collaboration – building social capital. In the first in this series about the collaborative leader we looked at the foundation of collaboration: distributed leadership. In this article we continue to hear from Charlie O'Connor about the […]
The Olazábal effect: The impact of leadership on organisational development
What can leaders learn from the Ryder Cup? Clive Hook dissects another recent sporting triumph. Sports fan or not, golf fan or not, last month’s Ryder Cup performance from the José María Olazábal-led European side offered up some fundamental and absorbing leadership lessons for anyone looking to develop organisational performance. It was the fruits […]
The collaborative leader
In the first of a four-part series, Dan Hammond looks at leadership in a new light. Organisations are the problem Charlie O'Connor stumbled upon collaboration in a place where stumbling could be life-threatening. In 1994, Charlie was a liaison officer with the UN Protection Force in Bosnia. Part of his task was to negotiate the […]
Caption competition
And the winner is… the caption ‘After all, cats hate reign’ Photo credit: Valerie Leonard/Rex Features Congratulations to Audrey who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way to you. In order to enter our caption competitions you need to sign in to become a registered member of […]
Leading from the bottom
According to professor Graham Jones, too many senior leaders adopt a top-down approach to their roles. We’ll let him explain. Organisational structures are almost always drawn with leaders at the top, and leaders are expected to inspire followership among ‘the people below. Too often, I come across that dreadful word ‘subordinates’ in organisations, which further […]
Caption competition
And the winner is… the caption, “Who stole my hula hoop?” Photo credit: Steven Kazlowski/NPL/Rex Features Congratulations to Fiona Bailey who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way to you. In order to enter our caption competitions you need to sign in to become a registered member of […]
How much core-business knowledge should our leaders have?
Nowhere more than in the leadership arena do you need to be a subject matter expert. Amanda Goodall makes the case. One of the unanswered questions in business is how much a leader needs real hands-on, nut-and-bolts knowledge of the core business. Does Ian Powell, chairman and senior partner at PwC, have to be a […]
How leaders can gain competitive advantage through employee engagement
Leadership behaviour has a significant impact on employee engagement. Jack Wiley of the Kenexa High Performance Institute offers practical tips on how leaders can create a high-achieving workforce and be seen as more effective. Charles de Gaulle, the French general and statesman, emphasised the value of a military leader when he said: "Men are of […]
Caption competition
and the winner is… with the caption “When the EU talked about fused economies, this wasn’t entirely what they’d planned. “ Picture credit: Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Martin Poole/Mood Board/Rex Features Congratulations to andrewjacobs who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way […]
Empathy: The surprising truth about what connects us
Psychologist Martyn Newman tells us why empathy is so important, and why it’s not only about being nice. Late last century, four Italian neuroscientists stumbled upon a discovery that twenty years later has radically changed our understanding about the way all business relationships work; and which has especial resonance for HR professionals looking to develop […]
Cultivate a co-operative rather than competitive advantage
In a period of market consolidation it’s time to focus on your customers, not your competitors. Janet Garcia tells us more. No observer could have failed to notice the scale of consolidation underway in the training and elearning industry during 2011. We saw Lumesse acquire Edvantage and Taleo take over learn.com. SuccessFactors acquired Plateau Systems, […]
How to be successful in your first 100 days
Having a plan for your first 100 days will help you get your new leadership role off to a flying start, says Fiona Rawlinson. In the current global economy, making an impact early on in a new leadership role is more important than ever. Your performance in your first 100 days can be the difference […]
Is it better to be loved or feared?
Martin Addison of Video Arts examines a controversial idea from Machiavelli and how it applies to today’s leaders. The question of whether it is better to be loved or feared as a leader is often raised in discussions around leadership development, however this is not a new debate. It was first posed 500 years ago, […]
Caption competition
And the winner is… “The latest model of the ‘Hotpointer’ dishwasher was a little lacking in design.” Congratulations to tkakadu who has won this month’s caption competition! A bottle of wine will be winging its way to you. In order to enter our caption competitions you need to sign in to become a registered member […]
Leaders prefer informal learning, says research
Leaders and managers prefer to learn informally, according to a study on leadership development carried out by GoodPractice. The GoodPractice research looked at the key challenges faced by managers in UK organisations today, where they go for support and to understand the effectiveness of the support they receive. The biggest challenge faced by leaders and […]
Closing the ‘reality gap’ to build stronger leaders
Alan Garvey looks at how organistions can close the gap between perceived and real leadership ability. Leadership requires more than technical know-how. Yet many leaders find themselves in positions of authority having worked up the ranks due to their technical abilities and not necessarily due to their business skills. The misperception that many managers […]
How self-awareness frees us to be innovative and effective leaders
Self-awareness fuels ingenuity which in turn builds better leadership skills, says James Flanagan. Bentz (1985) identified leadership styles associated with managerial derailment in the retail industry. Researchers at the Centre for Creative Leadership similarly concluded that managers who are technically competent but fail are variously perceived as arrogant, vindictive, untrustworthy, emotional, compulsive, over-controlling, insensitive, […]
What is neuroleadership?
Amy Brann explores what this fascinating new field may mean to you. What is neuroleadership? Neuroleadership is the field that uses neuroscience (the scientific study of the brain) to underpin leadership concepts. Due to advances in our understanding around how the brain works over the last twenty to thirty years more fields are turning to […]
