Planning for Future Leaders in Small Businesses
For small business owners it is difficult to think about a time when you won’t be in charge of every aspect of the company you’ve built from the ground up.…
Executive Leadership in Business
Creating executive leaders is something that can be achieved within any business. In order to grow effectively as a company it is important to have strong characters in management positions…
Creating Future Leaders for Your Company
As a business owner it is important that you have in your mind a clear succession plan to ensure that the company reputation and legacy lives on once you have…
6 Ways Leaders Can Give Honest, Sincere Appreciation
1. Be inclusive. Too often employee recognition is geared toward the direct revenue producers within the organization, specifically the top sales executives. But what about the sales support staff that…
Dishonesty Hurts People & Profits
Successful leaders are reliable leaders—both internally and externally. While a leader with Internal Reliability is true to their own beliefs and principles, a leader with External Reliability is true to…
The Truth about External Reliability: As a Leader Honesty is the Best Policy (Honestly!)
What exactly is External Reliability? In contrast to a leader with Internal Reliability (someone who is consistently true to thine own principles and beliefs; true to “Thine own self”), leaders…
4 Ways to Create Alignment Around a Vision
In the run up to a general election our political leaders were competing to present a vision of our country’s future that we would believe in and vote for. They…
5 Common Mistakes Made by Leaders
We all make mistakes. This blog will remind you of the some of the most common mistakes leaders make, so that you can work on avoiding them. Delegation The negative…
5 Differences Between Leadership & Management
Organisations need leadership and management in equal measure, and the misconception that one is better or more aspirational than the other does management a disservice. Most of us wear both…
The Rules of Engagement – 10 Ways to Keep Your People
Research shows that 88% of people leave their job for reasons other than pay. Retaining the key people in your business not only improves morale but helps maintain a healthy…