Category: Financial Services
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Are you the leader that gives their team nightmares?
So you’ve got to the top, but you’re feeling disengaged from your team. Have you ever considered that this is a matter of your team’s perception of your role and actions? As a leader, people will inevitably look at you in a different light. Your actions will be scrutinised, and will impact upon every single…
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Boost your work rates
As a leader or CEO, chances are that your time is pretty thinly spread, with much of your day taken up in meetings rather than working at your computer. To ensure that you get all of your tasks done, implement these three techniques to boost the pace at which you work… Try out the 80%…
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Does fear hold you back?
Do you find fear preventing you from going after that big contract, or leaving you speechless at that big meeting? At The Results Centre we are always helping business leaders to challenge their inner chicken. So what should you remember before you tackle your fears and unlock your true potential? Give your fear a name –…
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Do you have what it takes to become a great leader?
We all want to excel at our jobs, become the best leader we can be for our teams, and produce the strongest results. Whilst there is no simple formula for doing so, there are several traits which we see time and time again in the most effective leaders. Consider your performance in these key areas…
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Create challenge to drive your business forward
As well established leaders and executives, it can become easy to avoid challenge within your day-to-day work. Many leaders create teams who support them and think along the same lines, boosting their confidence and creating a comfortable workplace atmosphere. This way of working can only get you so far; by continuing to work how you…
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3 characteristics of the toughest leaders
In your work as a leader it often falls upon you to make the toughest decisions and bear the brunt of any challenges to the business. Here are three characteristics that the strongest leaders display… The ability to accept blame – the toughest leaders are able to accept blame rather than looking for a scapegoat. By…
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Overcome your limitations, get big results
Sometimes the limitations we set for ourselves are the hardest to overcome; we decide that something will not work, or that our colleagues will judge our actions negatively. However, in order to get the best results, we need to let go of these limitations and be open to giving those big ideas a go. Set…
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Push your ego aside to learn from your team
As success builds in your company, what started as well placed confidence in your own idea and abilities can easily be overwhelmed by your ego – you can easily start to think that you have all the right answers. By acknowledging that this attitude is detrimental to your working relationships, and that your employees might…
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How can you prevent an information overload?
No matter how far up the leadership ladder you are, a major concern is how to keep track of the information given to you. Ever since the birth of email, and more recently, social media, employers have been overloaded with information (be it relevant or irrelevant), which swiftly becomes unmanageable. It’s easy to tell yourself…
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Are you about to sleep walk to disaster?
It’s great to be offered a new and hopefully exciting role. But the reality can be very different. It is important to sit down and consider what you will need to know during your first 101 days in the company. It is vital that you take this time to note down your thoughts, and refer back…