By Phil Jones MBE, Managing Director of Business Technology Solutions Provider, Brother UK As boxer Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” A shrewd observation from arguably one of boxing’s greats. To be world champion, you’ve got to adapt your game plan depending on how you feel, […]
Posted on 11th June 2020 in Coronavirus, Leadership, management, workplace.
By David McGeough, Director of International Marketing, Wrike While it’s still too early to predict exactly how the current global downturn will differ from that of previous recessions, there is no question that the impact will be equally as substantial. The closure of all non-essential businesses has led to substantial declines across multiple industries, resulting in […]
Posted on 7th May 2020 in Leadership, People, staff management.
By Mark Staniland, Regional Managing Director at Hays Compassion is an integral leadership quality which is needed to support your team through thick and thin. But never has leading compassionately been more important than it is today in light of a rapidly changing world of work, which is operating more remotely than it has before. […]
Posted on 17th April 2020 in Business Management , Leadership, remote working.
By Dr Lynda Shaw, neuroscientist, business psychologist and change specialist. The news at the moment about COVID-19 is very alarming, and for many our anxiety levels are on high alert which in the long term can be at the expense of our mental and physical health. So what can businesses do to help ease anxiety […]
Posted on 15th April 2020 in Business Management , Leadership.
By Dr Andy Brown, CEO, ENGAGE. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted the way millions of individuals work. Many people are now working remotely for the first time, separating employees, managers, and leaders who previously worked together in more centralised locations or structures. This is an understandably stressful time for newly remote leaders, managers and […]
Posted on 15th April 2020 in Leadership, virtual leadership.
By Dominic Irvine, Founding Partner of Epiphanies LLP. Having listened in on several conference calls over the last couple of weeks with leaders wrestling with the challenge of keeping their business alive and their employees engaged I’ve learned a lot. I’ve learned of the pragmatic, practical things that really seem to be making a difference to […]
Posted on 8th April 2020 in Business Management , Leadership, management.
To be a successful HR manager, you need a number of different skills so that you can undertake a huge variety of roles and motivate staff to be their best.
Posted on 30th March 2020 in Leadership, People.
“Leading is more about being part of a feedback loop within a system than it is being at the top of a command chain” Stan McChrystal, Leaders – Myth and Reality Anything that involves people is sometimes complex, usually fun, occasionally frustrating and often exhilarating. Leadership is all of this on steroids. In some ways leadership […]
Posted on 26th June 2019 in Great British Entrepreneurs, Leadership.
It may have taken place in a galaxy far, far away, but in terms of leadership, there is much in Star Wars that we can learn from. The epic battles between the Jedi and the Empire have become part of the fabric of popular culture. But take a closer look and you will see traces […]
Posted on 29th November 2016 in Leadership.
With the state of the UK government’s Brexit strategy still unclear, is business heading towards another season of uncertainty? Speaking with friends and colleagues leading fast-growth SMEs throughout the course of the summer, a common thread has been the lessons learnt as they’ve endeavoured to draw on leadership skills to provide reassurance and resilience within […]
Posted on 13th September 2016 in Leadership.
Ever met a company which called in consultants and still talks well of them now? Me neither. Well, that’s not quite true. There are good people out there who’ve done really good stuff that has really helped.
Posted on 13th September 2016 in Leadership.
Benjamin Franklin once said “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” and it is a maxim worth considering when it comes to commercial disputes. No person or organisation plans to enter into a dispute with a party that it engages with, but equally one should not classify disputes as something that ‘just happens’ […]
Posted on 30th August 2016 in Leadership.
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