This is one of those questions that I sometimes get asked after a training workshop, when someone hangs back because they’ve got a burning question that they didn’t want their colleagues to hear. On one hand I can help, as I can offer suggestions that enable the individual to clarify what they may need to… Read more
This question often comes up when I work with managers; it may be that a) they’ve delegated something and the team member just didn’t get to complete (or even start) the job; or b) they’ve been applying their newly-learned coaching skills and their team members are mostly really responding well to this approach, but some… Read more
Hands up if you’ve ever been delegated a task and any of the following things have happened: The conversation about the task you now need to do ended abruptly – your delegator had somewhere else they needed to be – and you don’t have a clue about several elements of the task. You aren’t 100%… Read more
I recently listened to an interesting podcast on BBC’s ‘The Bottom Line’ series entitled ‘Lonely at the top?’ Evan Davis hosted a discussion with an executive coach and two senior executives: one who’s worked with a mentor, another who at various times has worked with an executive coach. Unsurprisingly, there was a chunk of time… Read more
Image Silver Christmas Balls by Splitshire It’s that time of year when we find ourselves at all kinds of gatherings – family, social, community and work, to name just four. Some of us just luuurrrrrve the idea of this festivity – but not all of us. I’ve written about this before, and make no apologies… Read more
I listed my favourite podcasts in a recent blog post, and several people responded with “more learning resources please”; or words to that effect. Here are 10 sites worth checking out if you fancy hearing and seeing an expert talk about something very different from the day job. Many are free; others charge a ticket… Read more
A great way to get free updates, news, ideas and development is to listen to podcasts. You can listen to them on the commute, whilst you’re having lunch, doing the chores. It’s really easy to try one out and subscribe – and equally easy to drop it if it’s not delivering what you wanted. Here… Read more
Well, this part of Zoomly’s website does have ‘the oddl rant’ in its subtitle – and this is one. New research by CBI and Pearson delivers some damning statistics on employers’ perceptions of career advice given to young people at school: Only 7% of employers believe the career advice given in schools is adequate, and… Read more
Wimbledon. Strawberries. Thunderstorms. Sneezing. Must be summer. When the days are long and it’s still light when we leave work, we can view life a little differently. There may be just as much work to do, depending on what you’re doing and where, but the mood is usually different. Don’t let the moment slip away…. Read more
There’s a lot being said and written about HR analytics at the moment. Another way of saying people need to be on top of their numbers. A metric that’s worth a closer look in many organisations is employee retention rates; this could pay dividends – literally. One aspect of retention that could deliver great ROI… Read more
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