Category: Coaching
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How to build a team like Alex Ferguson
Even those who don’t follow football are familiar with Sir Alex Ferguson and his achievements at Manchester United FC. At times a controversial character, he has long been respected for his strong leadership and the achievements brought about under his management. Football is now so much more than a sport; it’s a highly competitive business…
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Making an organisation great
The great organisations give space, support and a framework for success that is clear – this is not the soft option or approach – many people, as you may have experienced, see the setting and managing of clear frameworks more difficult that just letting people succeed or fail on their own account. The number of…
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The flaws of recruitment
In today’s modern world most recruitment is thorough but, I would argue, fatally flawed. Too much effort is put into the ‘process’ of recruitment and precious little focus is put on the support mechanism, an appropriate induction, under development of a clear vision and strategy that is focused on a high degree of certainty for…
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Challenging the chicken…
I remember the client case we took on in 2010 when a new hire was four months into his tenure in a very high profile role where delivery was paramount. We’d been brought in as a last ditch attempt to prevent him being fired and the merry-go-round of re-recruitment starting up again at great expense.…
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Is the Honeymoon period over for you?
An internal study of 20,000 executive searches performed by global executive search company Heidrick & Struggles found that 40 per cent of executives hired at the senior level are pushed out, fail or leave within 18 months of their start date. This study and the data on recruitment success rates, below, are a clear indicator…
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Vision and direction or fire fighting?
We worked closely with a group of senior leaders in a global manufacturing business. Many of the leaders ran the operation because they knew the nuts and bolts from the ground up. This left a yawning gap in the vision and direction of the business, not to mention the enrollment, engagement, education and motivation of…
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The 8 Steps to Authentic Leadership
Trust is the key to any organization, brand, leader, product and relationship. The good news is that trust is not a scarce resource and because it has a plentiful supply we can all have more than we need. However, it is important to realise that trust is also one of the easiest things to lose,…
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Changing for the better…
Let’s be honest, we don’t always cope well with change. For many people, the bigger the change, the bigger problem. If you agree then making the transition of moving into a new role a different department or a brand new organisation can be a stressful experience. But if you think about a butterfly, it is certainly an…
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6 Leadership tips that actually work
Jim Collins the successful American author of ‘Good to Great’ has helped a good many companies over the years. Although it can sometimes be difficult to follow leadership advice as it often exaggerates what can really be achieved, here are some useful points from Jim you may find helpful. His first is a step by…
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Winning Quotes
It’s always good to hear what other people have to say on the subject of winning and creating a winning mindset. Over the years many inspirational and successful leaders have been quoted saying things that can still inspire us today. The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will, and I…