Leaders are Like Gardeners
We think about and refer to leaders in many ways – good, bad, poor indifferent, charismatic, dynamic, legendary, but have you ever thought that leaders are like gardeners? Let me explain. What or who is a gardener – someone who prepares the earth, plants seeds, nurtures those seeds as they grow to become young tender […]
Have our Governments Forgotten How to Collaborate?
With all the chaos in the world and the never ending devastating and horrifying news, I believe it is time to re-visit the importance of authentic leadership. Most of our world leaders, whether prime ministers, presidents or M.P’s seem hell bent on dividing nations globally as well as locally. It doesn’t take much to find […]
Mrs M – A very capable lady
This case study encompasses both my professional roles as an alternative healthcare practitioner and corporate wellbeing training provider. The aim of the case study is to encourage you to assess the impact of executing a decision on the health of those who are involved, perhaps through no fault of their own and therefore what could […]
Does your employee appraisal process need an appraisal?
“The most basic problem is that performance appraisals often don’t accurately assess performance.” – W. Edwards Deming (Founding Father of Total Quality Management) We traditionally rely on employee management performance systems / performance appraisals to give feedback to our employees. In most organisations this is a yearly ritual after having completed the statutory probation period. […]
Are Leaders Born or Made?
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one that does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” Ronald Reagan The question of whether leaders are born or can be made through learning and development is a question that is very often asked. This blog will explore […]
The Importance Of Recognition When Leading Others
A MESSAGE FROM THE NA’VI PEOPLE OF PANDORA In my personal experience it is common to both use and hear the term “recognition” in the work environment, especially when referring to motivation of others. What does it mean to give recognition, and how does that differ from giving appreciation, or appreciating someone or something? An […]
Authentic Leadership – how important is It?
“The authentic self is the soul made visible.” – Sarah Ban Breathnach. Yesterday I attended the Engage Customer Summit at the Brewery in London. Another very good day laid on by Engage Media. It was my attendance at a round table to discuss “Cultivating Loyalty and Engagement through Authentic Leadership” hosted by Jamie McKenzie, CMO […]
5 Step to Drive Employee Engagement
We might ask the question who is responsible for engagement of employees and their development? On the one hand that responsibility can be given to line managers and on the other to employees themselves. Or you might take the other tack of putting the responsibility firmly on the shoulders of Human Resources or Learning and […]
New Year – New Opportunities
The start of a new year is for me always a time to clear out – clear out wardrobes and drawers of clothes I haven’t worn in the last year, storage areas that have been stuffed full of things that “might just come in useful,” as well as my brain, mind and body. In truthfulness […]
Moral courage in leadership
“If you are a leader. A person that other fellows look to, you’ve got to keep going.” Sir Ernest Shackleton As we speed to the end of 2022 and begin 2023, on our minds is the inevitable “New Year Resolutions.” What, if any are you committing yourself to do or be? Dr Aseem Malhotra, a […]