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Self-Justification – Slam the brakes on!
Posted on 19th September 2017I wouldn’t regard myself as a liar, well, maybe the odd white one but nothing major. This all changed though when my son was born. He was just a few
Presentation Skills – It’s all about your Goal…
Posted on 12th September 2017The pressure is on. Steve has been asked to deliver a presentation in a few weeks. He’s been given the title but that’s about it. He spends the next week
Strictly Does Coaching Culture…
Posted on 6th September 2017The glitter ball’s been polished, sequins have been sewn and the spotlight is ready to shine on yet more eager contestants of TV’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ – but what on
Managing Change – Get them on board
Posted on 10th May 2017Colin was quite impulsive – so much so that on some days he would wear his Wednesday socks on a Thursday. It wasn’t only his socks that bore the brunt
Active Listening – What if you could be at Level 5?
Posted on 5th February 2017“Are you listening to me?” After a slight pause I respond with a hesitant “Yea, of course I am”. My wife then takes the pin straight out of the hand
Manager to Leader – Making the Leap
Posted on 15th September 2016“Let it go, let it go…” – I know, sorry, you’ll have that stuck in your head for the rest of the day! One of the biggest hurdles that new
Communication – Eh? What? Do I make myself clear?
Posted on 6th September 2016I’ve been lucky down the years. I’ve worked for plenty managers who were lovely, that treated me and others with respect. More importantly, they made the brews and even bought
Micromanagement – Don’t be a jack-in-the-box
Posted on 21st August 2016Steve was like a jack-in-the-box. He would sit at his desk chomping noisily on his favourite bourbon biscuits and then bang, he would bounce up out of his chair to
Hold onto your Hat – Managing a dysfunctional team
Posted on 12th August 2016Bitchiness, tears, arguments and a threatened resignation and it was only 9.23am! Sadly this was just a normal day for Paul who’d reluctantly managed his team of ten for almost
Employee Engagement – Are you switching them off or on?
Posted on 12th July 2016Meet Fred the Foreman. It’s 1980 and Fred’s out of control moustache and curly perm are slowly taking over his whole face. He stands in his brown camel coat with
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