‘Leadership skills’ is a pretty broad term: from business and commercial acumen, through change management and a whole host of people management skills. Where’s the biggest gap in the skills repertoire? According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s 2010 Learning & Development Survey, it’s in performance management, coming top of the gaps for… Read more
Ever wondered which Simpson’s character you’re like? Well if you know your four-letter Myers Briggs type, you can find out whether you’re Bart, Marge or …Mr Burns. Take a look here http://www.slideshare.net/lntrullin/the-simpsons-myersbriggs-test?type=powerpoint Enjoy!
We managed to pick a beautiful, warm and sunny weekend to stay at the brilliant Urban Beach Hotel in Boscombe, Bournemouth. So that meant we enjoyed the miles of golden sandy beach as well as the award-wining boutique hotel. Our stay was so perfect I became fascinated by everything about the place – especially the… Read more
When the conversation turns to giving feedback, I often get asked for my views on the old ‘sandwich’ approach. You know, some good stuff either side (the bread) and some not-so-good stuff (the filling) in the middle. The idea with these ‘feedback’ sandwiches (this is the blogosphere, so I’m using the polite term) is that… Read more