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Turning Vision and Values into Everyday Practice
Have you ever noticed that some organisations have employees whose behaviour is consistent with the organisation’s Vision and Culture?…whereas other organisations say the right things but the reality is much different.The secret to turning...
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The Challenge for Leaders to Ensure Strategic Success in 2017
2016 has been a year of unprecedented political change and upheaval in western democracies. The unexpected vote to leave the European Union in the UK, the election of Donald J. trump as President of the U.S., and the loss of a referendum in Italy...
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Safety Culture and Safety Climate
A safety culture can be compared to a river which is fed by tributaries large and small, some of which have disappeared over the years. Although the river may look tranquil on the surface, there are many undercurrents moving in different directions,...
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Finance and Accounting – Vital Skills for Office Administrators and Secretaries
Everyone appreciates the invaluable contribution that administration and secretarial staff make to the smooth running of the organisation. You provide a vital support function, and your job role will probably include:Supervision of staff, and...
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Is Modern Technology Stealing Your Time?
The use of modern technology such as smartphones and other online distractions can be major time stealers. In a world where technology is now part of everyday life, ask yourself one question.Are you managing it, or is it managing you?The temptation...
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The Truth About Lying
There are some people who can’t tell a lie, many who can’t tell the truth, and unfortunately, most people can’t tell the difference. Can you tell when someone is pulling the wool over your eyes? As children, we were raised to tell the truth...
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Feature Creep
Feature creep may seem to be the most harmless of all creeps. It happens when team members arbitrarily add extra features to the project deliverables because they think they know better or they just like them more than other things they are assigned...
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Sales Strategy: Engage Your Prospect’s Learning Style
The successful outcome of your next sales presentation will be determined largely by your ability to do two things very well, develop rapport with your prospect and adapt your sales message to engage his or her preferred “learning style.” The...
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Globalization: Threat or Opportunity?
It was a lovely lazy spring day on the East Kent coast. I was having a chat in a fish and chip shop with the owner. He was proud of his hometown, how busy it was even in the low season. He was optimistic having plans to open another restaurant and...
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7 Ways to Begin to Transform into a Connected Leader
As the face of global businesses change, leadership paradigms have the opportunity to follow suit. The traditional leadership paradigm utilized by the majority of global companies maintain many of the same characteristics – male dominated, focused...
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How Important is The Bottom Line?
You often hear the phrase ‘this is the bottom line’ as a justification for any decision or course of action both in business life, and in the world in general. Where does this phrase come from? It has its origins in Accountancy. Every year all...
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Motivating Older Workers
ARE YOU LOSING OUT ON THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OF YOUR OLDER WORKERS?“How are you doing Geoff?” I ask of my soon-to-retire colleague. “Oh not bad Tom – 4 months, 26 days and … err… 3hours, 26 minutes until my retirement” he replied.My...
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Time Management: Small Changes = Big Results
If you never seem to have enough hours in the day, better time management is essential to you achieving your goals.Whether it’s in your job or your lifestyle as a whole, learning how to manage your time effectively will help you feel more relaxed,...
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Effort Creep
“We thought it would take a week, but …"Continuing on the topic of Project Creeps - see previous posts “Hope Creep” - this post is about the phenomenon of effort creep. Everyone has experienced it. We have a job to do or a problem to solve,...
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10 ACTIONABLE LEADERSHIP TIPS: Connect, Motivate Inspire
While leadership is easy to explain, leadership is not so easy to practice. Leadership is about behaviour first, skills second. Good leaders are followed chiefly because people trust and respect them, rather than the skills they possess. Leadership...
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