Weekly Design Challenge – Setting Expectations #1
Recently, I started setting myself weekly design challenges which comprise of designing and developing a 2.5 to 3-hour virtual training course that can be delivered on a platform such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams. My challenge for last week was to design a course titled, “Setting Expectations”. This course is aimed at new frontline managers […]
It’s time to leave your ego behind and pursue ethical leadership
A learning mindset and attitude of curiosity are key to expanding ethical awareness.
Conscious Affirmations for Aligned Leadership
Affirmations sometimes unfairly get a bit of a bad press… you might even be thinking twice about reading this article as you sense I might be limbering up to get all new agey on you. I hope to put your mind at ease. Let’s start by thinking about affirmations as powerfully intentional self-talk. Through […]
How to transform line managers into learning champions
Three ways line managers can bring learning to life for employees.
Unlocking the power of middle managers
By prioritising L&D and working alongside middle managers, workplaces can evolve and adapt.
Harnessing personal power for effective coaching
Why knowledge is power and personal power is at the heart of coaching
Insights from The Coaching habit
The Coaching Habit subtitled — Say, less, ask more and change the way you lead forever written by Michael Bungay Stanier is one of those books you have in your personal library that you keep going back to. I have written about this book in various forms over the years since I bought it because it is one of the […]
Skills are the new currency and managers are the new brokers
The importance of managers in prioritising skills building in teams cannot be understated
The skills taxonomy: A foundation for generative capability
Skills taxonomies are an effective vehicle for driving a competitive edge.
Training managers: How empowerment can crack the code
A fine balance of communication, respect and freedom are needed to create good managers.
Ten ways to use coaching and mentoring as effectively as possible
Coaching and mentoring are crucial to leadership development and must be clearly defined and prioritised
How do the stories we tell influence the coaching culture we get?
Negative stories can kill company culture while those that resonate help shape positive experiences
Nine ways to stop working mums from walking out the door
A recent report busts the myth that women don’t want to go back to work after having children. But business barriers are getting in their way.
British Army leadership: 7 workplace applications
The British Army leadership code is a compilation of battle-tested tested leadership and management practices which have a basis in academic study and are supported as being effective by undeniable evidence from history. But how are they relevant to you? In this post I will go through each of the seven army leadership practices (remembered […]
Why managers are failing to coach teams
Research from Huthwaite International shows ineffective coaching practices dominate among managers and their teams. How can we tackle this?
Why burnout is a learning and development issue
Tanya Boyd discusses the issue of burnout in the workplace and argues why it is an area of concern for learning and development.
Why forward-thinking leaders need to adopt different vantage points
Leaders need to start capitalising on the unique positions that they find themselves in.
Stop ridiculing order-takers in learning and development
L&D professionals need to shake off the stigma of being order-takers, says Sheridan Webb.
‘In the moment’ coaching: How can managers encourage it and what are the benefits?
Future-proof employees’ careers by training managers to use this powerful coaching method
Training resource – Effective Delegation
Over the next couple of days, I will be posting a resource that can be used to deliver an introductory training course on effective delegation to new and first-time managers. The resource titled Introducing Effective Delegation will be posted in parts. The resource will have both virtual and face-to-face versions but I will post just the virtual […]
