How the Chair of Sport Wales helped me map out my blueprint for success
When Finance Wales and Barclay Corp offered me the chance to meet Professor Laura McAllister at their networking event, I jumped at the chance. Who would not want to meet a woman who juggles more...
View ArticleDo leaders find leadership development effective?
I read with great interest the article in theHRDIRECTOR reporting the research by Mercer that “the most common leadership development methods are often considered the least effective by those in the...
View ArticleSix leadership lessons for women
I recently wrote about some of the key lessons that I learnt from meeting Professor Laura McAllister at a joint event sponsored by Finance Wales and Barclays. The event was aimed at Women Leaders to...
View ArticleAspiring to board level? Find out if you've got what it takes
I am a great believer in planning and preparation. In fact, I totally agree with that saying that the harder you work the luckier you seem to become. Acquiring a board position is a little bit like...
View ArticleEffectively managing difficult people
The modern workplace is a complex place. We work with ever changing teams, cross team working, remote working and even global working. On top of this, many people we work with, and for, are people...
View ArticleHow communities will take complete ownership of L&D
Gone are the days where learning and development professionals are the gatekeepers of knowledge. The changes in the business world and the organic introduction of social learning means that L&D...
View ArticleManaging absence easily and productively
In today’s workplace, as I have already talked about in my previous blogs, it’s a lot tougher than it was even 10 years ago. With all of the limited resources we are faced with, another aspect of...
View ArticleHow effective communication is the catalyst for great engagement
L&D and HR are responsible for communicating and publishing some of the most read materials in an organisation. It is therefore one of the areas that can have the biggest impact on employee and...
View ArticleThe secret to authentic leadership
It has been two weeks since I attended Sea Salt Learning’s Social Age Safari and I am still processing the whole experience. It was, without exception, the most thought provoking conference I have ever...
View ArticleInfographic: Top 10 Tips for Leaders
Following on from our series of leadership tips blogs by Nigel Walpole, our latest infographic highlights ten top tips for leaders to live by in today's working environment. Teresa Lovell, Design...
View ArticleWhat one day taught me about my management style
This week I started my journey to effective management. I began the Management Development Programme. It’s something I’ve wanted to be involved in for some time, but I was waiting for a new cohort to...
View ArticleLeadership is all about faith
Leadership is all about faith; faith in yourself, faith in your team and faith in your strategy. I have found that one of the most difficult aspects of being a leader is keeping calm when all around me...
View ArticleThe power of saying sorry
As Elton John has sung many, many times, sorry seems to be the hardest word. That is just as true in business and leadership as it is in love and personal relationships. What surprises me is how often...
View Article'Me Plc' ignites the stage
Last week Stephanie Morgan took to the stage at Ignite Cardiff to talk about ‘Me Plc’, and how your personal brand can shape your entire working life. With five minutes, 20 slides and 15 seconds for...
View ArticleHow to be a manager that people want to work for
As a management trainer I run various courses for numerous companies and have come across a lot of new managers and experienced managers. Of all the courses I run though, I love first line management...
View ArticleThree easy steps to becoming a better manager
The secret? It’s all about just being human! Management has changed a lot in the past 30 years. When I started my career in retail, the management style was very autocratic, and quite aggressive,...
View ArticleManagers: It's time to manage your emotions at work
I recently ran an Influencing Course and we had an interesting conversation about bringing personal problems into work. We are all human and it would be impossible to leave all concerns and worries...
View ArticleThe anatomy of a manager
There are lots of skills that managers need, but what are the top 12? What skills should new managers be developing as they enter their new role? In this infographic, we look at what we think those top...
View ArticleAre you crushing your child’s leadership potential?
Last week, I had a blog published on Huffington Post. In it, I discuss how ‘helicopter parenting’ is affecting the business community and our future leaders, now that millennials are entering the...
View ArticleWhy it’s important to differentiate between leadership and management
There are many management training programmes available today that focus on the variety of the management role, and there are three keys aspects of management covered in most of them. These are:...
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