Coaching insights for senior leaders

Coaching insights for senior leaders

Coaching Insights for Senior Leaders    Thankfully it is becoming more acceptable to utilise the services of a coach. Companies seem more able to embrace coaching as a means to develop skills in someone who is already good, we must all admit that too often in the...
Discretionary effort

Discretionary effort

There are two words which I have begun to realise are the essence of organisational success:   Discretionary effort It is a strange world when we all know from experience that productivity is really down to how much our people want to do a good job …. we all know...
The Resilience Revolution

The Resilience Revolution

The Resilience Revolution: Thriving in Times of Adversity   Has it ever felt harder to be a leader? Many of us are overwhelmed by competing priorities and a lack of time. I see many leaders doing their best to lead their team but so often they get tripped up by...
Too late for the underground

Too late for the underground

Too late for the underground  Too late for the Underground! Just before off-peak travel is available on the London Underground, the people affectionately known as the “twirlies” turn up asking staff if they are “too early” for off-peak travel. It is never “too early”...
Accreditation – The Metties are here

Accreditation – The Metties are here

The Metties are here!  One entertaining sight on a Manchester Metro tram is watching “The Metties” perform random ticket inspections. As they work their way through the carriage those with tickets or season tickets remain chilled whilst those without anticipate the...
Creating a feedback culture

Creating a feedback culture

Creating a Feedback Culture Sadly we are all probably aware that the Challenger Space Shuttle exploded after launch in January 1986 killing all crew. The cause was the failure of two O-ring seals in the right hand rocket booster. Later investigations uncovered that...