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…
Six Reasons People Don’t Delegate
We all know we need to delegate, right? Even if we are not a manager we can still experience “burn-out” if we take on too much and sometimes even the…
10 Ways Successful Leaders Stay Organised
1. Start every week with your plan of action already created. That way we hit the ground running on a Monday morning. 2. Being a leader means achieving results through…
Five Traits of Strategic Leadership
With a client list that includes adidas, Jaguar Land Rover, Morrisons and many regional and local businesses, Juliette Dennett, MD of Dale Carnegie Northern England, has worked with numerous senior…
Are We Over Indulging Our Millennials?
As someone who helped to produce and parent the Millennial generation I probably shouldn’t be surprised by their list of clear-cut “wants” from their careers, and yet I can’t help…
Top 10 Tips for Conducting Performance Reviews
Regular conversations to review performance and offer coaching are a surefire way to engage team members and to raise performance, so why is it that so many managers dread the…
Ten Ways to Successfully Manage Change
Leading people through change at work but facing resistance? Try these principles from How to Win Friends and Influence People to help steer through to a successful outcome! • Don’t…
Pastures New
Someone once told me that there are two types of stress – the type that comes at us whether we like it or not (deadlines, dealing with having to cook…
Count Your Blessings – Not Your Troubles
It’s a warm, summers evening and after catching up with an old friend who happened to be in London, I’m at Victoria station looking for a seat on a commuter…