Category: Legal
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What should a business leader ask themselves every day?
To grow as a leader, what questions should you be asking yourself every day? Have I achieved anything? As you finish each day, take a moment to question what you’ve achieved. Try to take one step, however small, closer to your ultimate goal every day, and if you haven’t achieved this, use that fact to…
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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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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 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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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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What can coaches do for you?
In the seventeenth century, the French statesman Cardinal Richelieu relied heavily on the advice of Father François Leclerc du Tremblay, known as France’s ‘éminence grise’ for his grey monk’s habit. Like the famous cardinal, today’s business leaders have their grey eminences. To understand what they do to merit that money, the Harvard Business Review conducted…
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The best coaching you will ever get
Marshall Goldsmith, author of ‘What Got You Here Won’t Get You There’ asks some interesting questions about business coaching. He says “Imagine yourself at 95, knowing what was important and what wasn’t. Take that knowledge to heart now, both for your career and for your personal life”. You are now about to receive the best…