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Posted in: Leading During Change or Transition |
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
When critical change initiatives are being embarked on, or implemented, this is not a “business as usual” scenario. It is a unique environment and as such the Chief Executive often needs to take a very different approach to optimise their leadership during these periods.
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Posted in: Leading During Change or Transition, Leadership Facilitation – Driving SME Growth and Success |
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
CEOs have the least time and are under the most pressure when they are leading their organisation through a period of significant change. During this time the frequency of interaction and communication with staff can suffer. However, this must be retained if the change initiative is to be successful.
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Posted in: Leading During Change or Transition |
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
CEOs have a significant impact on organisational change – they will either enable it or derail it. There are a range of skills that CEOs need to call on when leading major change but one key area is guaranteed to make an impact: CEO behaviour.
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Posted in: Winning or Achieving Early Success in a New Leadership Role, New Leadership Role or Transition, Leading During Change or Transition |
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
When you begin a new leadership role, key stakeholders looking at your performance will often decide within 90 to 120 days whether you have the capacity, capability and approach to succeed. Take time to consider how to nail this position from the start.
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Posted in: Developing Leadership Influence, Leadership Consulting – Driving SME Growth and Success |
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Research tells us that on average staff members are disengaged for 30% of their working week. This is a massive cost to many businesses but one that can be addressed by looking at the focus you have on people and performance.
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Posted in: Want to take your leadership to the next level? |
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
CEO’s need to remain close to and be aware of the mood, opinions and needs of all their key stakeholder groups such as clients, staff, the board and suppliers. Yet many become isolated and a gulf is created between their understanding and the perceptions of some stakeholders. What they need is honest opinion, honest challenge and honest feedback.
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Posted in: Building Emotional Intelligence EQ, Resolving Leadership Team Conflict |
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
When there is a need for a business to deliver on a big vision, strategy or goal, the energy of your people that can be harnessed towards that objective, is critical. Infighting, ongoing conflict or when people fundamentally don’t get on eat away at or waste that energy. This is a major cost in many businesses and affects more than just the people involved.
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Posted in: Leading During Change or Transition |
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
When there is a need for a business or organisation to deliver on a significant vision, the leadership group will play a key role in determining whether that vision is delivered or not. The future capacity and capabilities of the leadership group must line up with the aspirations of the organisation, yet often the leadership reflects more closely the business as it is, or as it was.
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Posted in: Becoming a Better Leader Through Executive Development, Coaching Your People |
Monday, October 31st, 2011
In a challenging business environment, many organisations need to deliver significant changes or results with diminished resources. Success will largely depend on the ability of their leaders and managers. Yet in many businesses, mediocre leadership performance is tolerated as it is felt addressing this is “too hard”. However, ignoring this can adversely impact the entire organisation.
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Posted in: Becoming a Better Leader, Becoming a Better Leader Through Executive Development |
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
Many organisations invest a considerable amount of money and resource into developing their leaders. This article outlines how to ensure your leadership development programmes have a realistic chance of delivering results instead of becoming an unnecessary overhead.
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