Good performance management demands leadership
In the fourth instalment of the series from The Thinking Partnership dissecting modern leadership, Graham Lee looks at performance management. Although performance management is viewed as necessary it is an unpopular organisational process. On the face of it the approach is sensible: set objectives, review performance against them, and develop new skills to address gaps. However, […]
Leadership lessons from Clegg, Cameron and Brown
When it comes to marketing your brand, leaders can learn some important lessons from the latest political campaigns. Emily Cagle reports. While the furore over the election results still rages, there are certain pointers that can be drawn from the way the three main political parties in the UK have been approaching their election campaigns. […]
The inner work of leadership: Bringing the right emotions to work
Jonathan Males explains why it’s so important for leaders to balance their emotions. Humans are social animals. As part of our pack behaviour, our brains are hard-wired to pick up subtle cues about our pack leaders’ moods and emotions. So whether they’re conscious of it or not, a leader’s emotional tone casts a long shadow […]
Managing coalitions: Do they ever work?
Stephen Walker discusses new political coalition and asks, do too many cooks always spoil the broth? You had to have been in an isolation tank (or not in Europe) to avoid hearing the outcome of the UK’s General Election. The media has ramped up discussions and tried to reinforce public interest in the latest speculation. […]
Are there any leaders out there?
Ruth Spellman reflects on how our managers are letting the side down. If the political debates and post-election negotiations have taught us anything it’s that how leaders are perceived can have a dramatic impact on results. Stakeholders, whether they are the voting public, customers or employees within your organisation, are heavily influenced by the sense of […]
Follow it live: Election 2010 results
As election fever rises comes to a climax, join TrainingZone.co.uk in the early hours of 7 May 2010 for live coverage of the results including instant reaction from a panel of experts plus a feed of the buzz on Twitter. <a href=”https://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=974de11f41″ >Election 2010: The results – Expert reaction</a> Take part in our quick poll […]
Bad leadership is a transmittable disease
Poor leadership, poor management, poor engagement and, it’s all your fault, says Robin Hoyle. Take any glossy company annual report and it will always boast how people are the heart of the business, the careers pages on the website will talk of exciting learning and development opportunities and fulfilling your potential and the induction explains […]
Caption competition: Winner announced!
Congratulations to emmw who has scooped the prize in this month’s caption competition. A copy of ‘Mind Maps for Business: Revolutionise Your Business Thinking and Practise,’ is on its way to you. Well done! “Her majesty is amused by Gordon Brown’s misunderstanding of her instruction to Toss a Caber.” Photo credit: Rupert Hartley/Rex Features […]
The shifting landscape of leadership
Professor Kim Turnbull James talks to Mike Levy about a key shift in the landscape to focusing on leadership rather than leaders. Do we need heroes? Should our leaders be like Barak Obama? Kim Turnbull James has her doubts, she believes that we are seeing some seismic shifts in the way leadership is developed. […]
Modern leaders: The three tests of leadership
In the second of this series dissecting modern leadership, Mark Loftus looks at how the main candidates fair in the three tests of leadership. I have yet to find anyone, friend, colleague, client or child who can muster any interest in the general election. Which for me prompts the question: irrespective of their politics, do […]
Are you a Branson or a Sugar? New tool launches to help identify your management style
Half of the UK workforce thinks the dominant management style within their organisation is negative, putting the UK’s economic recovery at risk, according to the latest figures published today by the Chartered Management Institute. A new survey of the workforce (5,000 adults surveyed by One Poll) highlights the three most common management styles within UK […]
Are your leaders change ready?
Our leaders need to be equipped with the tools to change and innovate, says Fiona Lander. The recession has left many organisations feeling somewhat battle weary. Morale may be low and ‘unhappy stayers’ may be draining the energy out of your workforce. For today’s leaders, being told that the key to success and survival is innovation […]
Caption competition: Winner announced!
This month’s caption competition has been won by Sarah Holroyd! Congratulations! A bottle of wine is on it’s way to you. “What, no receipt? I’ll never get it through expenses without one!” In order to enter our caption competitions you now need to sign in to become a registered member of either LeadershipZone or TrainingZone […]
Seth Godin: Creating tribes for business success
Trainers often don’t think of themselves as small businesses or even entrepreneurs, but they are. In this video Seth Godin – iconic figure in social media and small business – talks exclusively to Dan Martin about how small business owners need to think tribal to become indispensable. bits://v/vBSrgLQl-kCMmvSXN This video was originally published on our […]
The winner takes it all
From aiding the English Rugby team to World Cup success to helping Scotland’s young people gain the tools to achieve their personal goals, graphologist and founder of the ‘Winning behaviours model’, Yehuda Shinar, spills the beans on business’ best kept secret. Verity Gough investigates. When you meet Israeli-born Yehuda Shinar, you immediately get a sense […]
Treading the boards: What leaders can learn from the theatre
Theatre and performance has much to teach us, so how can our leaders of today take a page from their script and transform themselves and their organisations? Richard Tyler reports. The news in recent weeks has been awash with press coverage from the BAFTAs, the Oscars, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera sequel…the […]
Branson beats Brown in best leader survey
While Virgin boss Richard Branson has topped a poll for apparently possessing the most impressive leadership qualities, the heads of the UK’s three main political parties all languished at the bottom. Prime Minister Gordon Brown came last with a score of 4.5, followed by Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, at 5.2. David Cameron, […]
Has coaching lost its mojo?
Best-selling author and coaching guru Marshall Goldsmith tells Mike Levy that leadership coaching has reached saturation point and how to find that illusive professional holy grail: ‘job satisfaction’. If you are a coach, Marshall Goldsmith has some bad news; there are just too many of you. California-based Goldsmith is, according to Business Week: "One of the most […]
Caption competition: Winner announced!
Having never seen Hitchcock’s “The Birds”, Geldof naively risked losing a finger as he held out his hand for the ‘cute’ little blue dove… Congratulations to Owen Smith who has won this month’s caption competition! ‘Max Your Brain – the complete visual programme’ by James Harrison and Mike Hobbs will be on its way to […]
What is the point of feedback?
Mark Loftus dissects our modern leaders, this time focusing on the issue of feedback. Whoever walks through the door of Number 10 in a few months time, one thing will be certain: that they will have been subject to the most intense feedback possible. Journalists, commentators, the public, all giving feedback – every piece of […]