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 […]
Leadership programme publishes top 50 women to watch list
The Cultural Leadership Programme has today unveiled its first-ever list of ‘Women to Watch’; featuring 50 female leaders, directors, producers and curators from across the UK. The list follows the 99th International Women’s day, which globally celebrates women and their rights, and highlights women will be leading the way in design, libraries, literature, museums, […]
Nurturing your leaders
Marielena Sabatier discusses the merits of executive coaching to bring out the latent leadership skills and build team trust in your organisation. According to figures showing the economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009, the recession is officially over. However, for many businesses it doesn’t feel like it. With job losses, […]
Workplace banter can identify future leaders
Workplace rituals can weed out the potential leaders, according to a new book. Workers and bosses often subject staff to apparently meaningless rituals in order to test their reactions and determine potential leaders, according to a new book by an organisation behaviour expert at Sheffield Hallam University. ‘Hazing’ is the process whereby an individual or […]
One Young World: Youth leadership comes of age
With leadership remaining firmly on top on the agenda for many businesses, Dan Martin reports from the first global leadership conference for under-25s, One Young World. Their parents have had a go in Davos and Copenhagen; now it’s time for the youngsters to try and change the world. After the harnessing of social media to […]
TED Talks: Seth Godin on tribes and leadership
World renowned entrepreneur and blogger, Seth Godin argues the internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us to do so. Watch the other TZ picks of […]
Caption competition – winner announced!
The results of the caption competition are in…but who won? Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “Down a bit, left a bit…oooh yes, just scratch there.” Congratulations to Audrey – your caption was deemed the funniest by the editorial team – a bottle of wine is on its way to you! […]
Fields Wicker-Miurin: Leading the good ancestors
Mike Levy talks to the co-founder of Leaders’ Quest, Fields Wicker-Miurin. These are hard times. It is a brave thinker who today would ask us to consider our inner selves as fundamental to modern leadership and change. But then Fields Wicker-Miurin has been working for nearly a decade on modelling the most inspiring leaders from […]
Modern leaders: Time to look again
In the first of new series dissecting modern leadership, Mark Loftus turns his attention to our current political failings. On a recent BBC Today programme Major Richard Streatfeild, in his Afghan frontline diary, mourned the loss of a 19-year-old Rifleman in his Company: “He was a future leader. He held no fear of rank; admirably […]
Creating the climate for growth
With the economy returning to growth, the new leadership challenge for organisations is to create a motivational work environment that will attract and retain employees. David Whitaker says coaching can help. Having survived the downturn, the last thing your organisation needs – as it gears up for growth – is for key employees to jump […]
How to realise your leadership potential
Are you realising your leadership potential? The Journey’s Kevin Billett give us his top tips on ensuring you attain yours. 1. Context & Vision You cannot be all things to all people, so decide the specific context in which you will lead – business, social, parenting, political etc. Ask, “What am I passionate about?” 2. […]
What Match of the Day teaches us about leadership
Nigel Paine dons his metaphorical football boots and gets strategic about leadership. I know this article appears to be about football, but it is not, it is about strategic leadership. So bear with me for a few paragraphs. I was watching Chelsea play Arsenal at the weekend. Drogba had scored twice and then landed awkwardly on his […]