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Monday, 01 December 2008
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Spring
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"What on earth was I thinking?"........is a fairly common plaintiff cry at the moment, as we reflect back on some of the financial commitments we have all taken on in recent years. Of course there are some 'clever bastards' (the title...
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
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Spring
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I heard this morning that as part of his preparation for taking office, Barack Obama is analysing the first 100 days of the Presidency of Franklyn Roosevelt (always affectionately referred to as FDR). When FDR became President in 1933, he inherited a...
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Tuesday, 25 November 2008
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Hay Group
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Scott Spreier, senior consultant, Hay Group’s Center for Innovation and Research One might think, given all the media attention, that Barack Obama is the last great hope to save the world from its current economic ills. One might also think that next...
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Monday, 17 November 2008
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Spring
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On the way home from school When I was just a kid, in the far off days when we all walked home from school, blissfully unaware of the now obvious personal danger our reckless mothers were placing us in, we would often stop and play an impromptu game of...
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Monday, 10 November 2008
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Spring
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I have written a lot about change in the last few weeks - how people deal with the trauma of unexpected events, and how leaders need to behave in these very challenging times. And today I want to talk about how vital it is to honour the past as part of...
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Monday, 03 November 2008
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John Fay MBE
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There is no definitive rulebook on how to be a great leader but there are certain talents worth nurturing to help you stand out from the crowd. John Fay MBE, founder and CEO of change management and leadership consultancy SFL , believes softer skills...
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Sunday, 02 November 2008
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Spring
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I have written recently about the 'Cycle of Grief' and it's relevance as a change model when employees are worried about their current situation. As a reminder, the stages are Shock and Denial, Anger, Dialogue and Bargaining, Depression and...
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008
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Spring
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So the extraordinary times continue. What on earth is going on? The world has surely gone mad. A good example for me was watching TV when I was in the US earlier this month, and seeing all the cheaply produced TV ads from financial advisers telling a...
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Friday, 24 October 2008
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David Pardey
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David Pardey, senior manager, research and policy The Institute of Leadership and Management China’s managers, just like their athletes it seems, are sprinting ahead of their counterparts in the West when it comes to management and development. Research...
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Friday, 24 October 2008
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Spring
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Gareth Chick, director, Spring Partnerships "People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. . . .The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives." - Theodore Roosevelt When Gordon Brown laid...
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Friday, 24 October 2008
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Callum Meikle
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Callum Meikle, managing director, gofastforward It’s both, actually. Of course there are those who have the raw material for leadership in their DNA, but I believe that anyone can successfully be taught the principles of leadership. What do we mean by...
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Thursday, 23 October 2008
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Bath Consultancy Group
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Sue Pritchard, principal consultant, Bath Consultancy Group Ten years ago we noticed an interesting phenomenon when working with top teams in Financial and Professional Services and the public sector. When we asked senior people what qualities they were...
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
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Marie Mohan
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Part 1: Introduction, Making the leap to a national leadership position Making the leap from local or regional to national leadership can be daunting. There is no guidebook. Mistakes are often public, with UK-wide or high-profile consequences. These are...
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
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ADC
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Sophie Pritchard, senior consultant occupational psychologist, A&DC Has your commercial landscape changed beyond recognition? Is your organisation experiencing a period of uncertainty and change? Are you unsure about the way forward? For many organisations...
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008
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Allard de Jong
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Allard de Jong, international coach, Wisdom8 “A man's character is his fate.” - Heraclitus “Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike”. - Theodore Roosevelt If there is any good that comes...
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