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Building A Corporate Culture

Business leaders and managers must do all they can to ensure that everyone is pulling in the same direction. This comes down to building a corporate culture, having shared values and effectively communicating those values. The point is that shared values create a common direction which makes decision-making far easier, because every decision can be made in line with those values. read more

 

5 Lessons In Business Development Success from Justin Bieber

Before you question whether I’m losing my marbles, let me give you some quick background on why your business can learn valuable lessons from Justin Bieber, the floppy haired Canadian popstar. read more

 

Your Personal Brand IS Your Leadership Brand

Business leaders tread that fine line of simultaneously having a lot to gain, while also having a lot to lose. Leaders really do have to live and die by the sword and the recent drama at the BBC is an unfortunate example of this. So where did George go wrong? read more

 

4 Leadership Lessons from One of England Rugby’s Darkest Decades

Like most of the rugby loving public, the seemingly endless saga surrounding the mismanagement of England’s Rugby Football Union has lead me to conclude that if an entrepreneur ran their business the way the RFU runs it’s boardroom then they’d have gone bust a long time ago! read more

 

Silence, The Most Under Utilised Communication Skill

When we focus on communication skills we can choose to look at lots of different elements including body language, vocal variety and choice of vocabulary but the one area that often seems to get neglected is silence or the power of the pause. read more

 

What To Do With Difficult People

When I am running public and in house management training workshops delegates often raise the topic of "difficult people". It seems that there are plenty of you searching for the magic formula that will turn people you have difficulty dealing with into cooperative colleagues and clients. read more

 

Attitude Is Key

Steve Pateman, Head of UK Banking at Santander, believes the attitude of business leaders is crucial in creating a positive business culture. read more

 

Learning From Britain’s Leading Exporters

Seven leaders of market leading companies gathered at the Telegraph in October to share insights on how to grow internationally, writes Alex Evans, Programme Director of the National Business Awards. read more

 

Leadership Is A Unique Skill

With the current demand for talent being a hot topic for businesses across all industries, Richard Hansen, Partner of The Grichan Partnership tells us about the trends he’s been seeing in leadership recruitment and how companies are looking at specific skills to secure that all important leader. read more

 

Muscle Building for Leaders

Imagine you had spent your early professional training learning rules, techniques and formulae and all your subsequent professional life applying them rigorously. read more