In their recent book First, Break All The Rules, Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman of the Gallup organisation reveal what great managers do differently to ordinary managers. Their conclusions were based on research of in-depth interviews with more than 80,000 managers at all levels and in companies of all sizes. Basically what they are saying is that the best managers Continue Reading…

Change is necessary for improvement and growth but it doesn’t happen overnight. It happens daily. When it comes to change, the only person you have the opportunity to change on a daily basis is you. So when it comes to personal growth, there needs to be a daily appointment on your calendar that you have with you. Have you ever gone for weeks, Continue Reading…

Written by – Meghan M Biro | Inspiration ,Leadership As someone who finds talent for a living I see leadership from both sides of the desk. I partner with leaders, many of them are VPS or CEOS, who are staffing up management ranks, or perhaps dealing with the difficult job of replacing a team member who isn’t working out. And Continue Reading…

More than two-thirds of your workers are checked out, switched off and not paying attention…how do you feel about that? The groupthink in the world of business at the beginning of the 21st century was to create fully engaged employees. Keith Ayers argues Engagement is NOT Enough. Ayers suggests leaders must bring their workforce to an even higher level. Business Continue Reading…

6 April, London, UK: Sales talent management specialist SalesAssessment.com has unveiled a series of client case-studies and whitepapers designed to help HR and L&D professionals make full use of its powerful Sales Talent Assessment and Sales Talent Dashboard online assessment and sales team analysis products. The company is also unveiling a brand-new website  with pages designed especially for HR and Continue Reading…

So much has been written on the subject of leadership. In fact a search on Amazon.com resulted in over 16,000 books with the word leadership in the title… so by now we should know everything there is to know on the subject, and everyone in leadership role is doing a fantastic job, right? If that was true, the original Gallup Continue Reading…

Everyone is experiencing some significant changes in our business lives… major changes to cope with include doing more with less, managing more people. dealing with long action and task lists…dealing with a myriad of conflicts and working longer hours, to mention just a few.  Are your managers equipped to cope with this? Dr David Olsen, a leading expert in change Continue Reading…

The team has now reached a stage where it does not require any external leadership. The focus is on all team members performing at their best, with a high level of support for each other and active participation from everyone. Differences are valued, as are the contributions that each team member makes. Innovation is the norm, as the team constantly Continue Reading…

A psychologist by the name of B.W. Tuchman published a paper back in 1965 that has had a greater impact on team building training than any other development.  Called the Tuchman Model for obvious reasons, he described the four stages of development that teams go through… forming, storming, norming and then performing. Although this model has been around for 40 Continue Reading…

Many companies are finding it difficult to hire employees who have all the characteristics they need. In many cases now they simply take whatever they can get and hope that through training and on-the-job coaching they can fill in the gaps. But can you really train someone to be more enthusiastic? Who would you rather work with? Someone who hates Continue Reading…