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I was recently invited to speak at a conference in London. The theme was ?Tools for Change and Engagement?, and I presented on ?Developing Leadership, Transforming Impact?. The majority of the delegates were from the internal communications function for national and global corporates, at different stages of their careers. Many of them felt that internal [...]
In previous blogs (?Women getting to Leadership: are women pulling their weight?? and ?A ?monstruous regiment? of women in the boardroom??), I suggested that popular methods to move a career forward include finding role models and mentors. I say plural in both cases since a singleton will rarely provide all the various facets that you [...]
John Adair?s work with ICI during the 1980s was a landmark in British industry, defining the shift from old style command-and-control management to the concept of leadership. His work helped dispose of the myth that ?leaders are born and not made?: leaders can be trained or developed, although people do vary in their relative amount [...]
The banking crisis raised the profile of the macho, risk-taking culture and at the same time highlighted it as one of the things which encouraged it. The question was asked whether the more open, collective decision-making approach which is typically credited to women would have made a difference. More recently, David Cameron has argued that [...]
I was talking recently with a friend of mine who has owned his business for the past 10 years. During this time, his business has gone from success to success and he has just opened up a new office in Dubai. We were discussing the use of coaching in business, specifically high growth business coaching, [...]
Most businesses know the proven commercial benefits of having a more diverse board reflecting the diversity of their own client base. In May 2010, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) revised the UK Corporate Governance Code to include for the first time a principle recognising the value of diversity in the boardroom, stating that ?the search [...]
Are women promoting their accomplishments enough in organisations? Typically, they are not ?self promoting?: they do the job and expect they will be noticed for a job well done, as well as being promoted within organisations. There is frustration and anxiety when this doesn?t happen. Having been a senior woman in global corporates and public [...]
What do a global engineering company looking to develop their project management methods, a global manufacturing business introducing project management for their New Product Development lifecycle, and a national retailer going through a major and complex business transformation programme all have in common, apart from the obvious ?project management?? Many businesses give considerable thought, investment [...]
Typically, organisations know that employees give of their best when they believe that organisation is worth working for. But what can employees themselves do to help develop organisations to become and remain worth working for? Relationships. The ability to create a positive impact and good relationships with our bosses and our peers determines how well [...]
Typically, organisations know that employees give of their best when they believe that organisation is worth working for. However, given the current economic climate where employment figures have fallen fairly consistently, it cannot be a surprise that some organisations feel that it is an employer?s market where they can easily pick, choose and sometimes discard [...]
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