The crème de la crème de la crème? It’s one thing to separate the wheat from the chaff, but quite another to stand out in a field of exceptional people. Still, year after year some do inch their way above the parapet. In the Olympic Games the best athletes in the world are often separated […]
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As a business leader, do you have a company vision and if so how would you describe it? If it is anything beyond being successful, making money, creating a future for all your employees, looking after your clients, creating a legacy; then it would be more than most! This article explores what a company vision really is, […]
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Company CoachingAre you ready to make this your best year yet? Join us for an inspirational Company Coaching webinar or seminar and find out how we can help…. Meet us and hear about our vision for the future of coaching Discover ways to end the cycle of ‘feast or famine’ in your own coaching practice Learn […]
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The Clarity Habit We talk a lot about the clarity habit in my business. We also go into some detail about it with our clients too, but why do we think ‘clarity’ is so important? Simply put clarity is essential to everything we do, where we’re going and most importantly how we get there. Having clarity throughout […]
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So, do introverted leaders make better bosses? Well according to Blackadder, or more accurately Stephen Fry’s Duke Of Wellington from Blackadder, it’s all down to shouting, and sadly it would seem that in essence the business world agrees. According to the Harvard business journal the majority of CEOs possess extrovert traits. However, recent studies suggest the […]
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There’s always one No job would be complete without that guy or girl. You know, the one who just sets your blood on the boil and makes your day seem all that much longer. There’s always one!Recent research from Friedrich Schiller University in Germany suggests that exposure to negative emotions over a period of time can […]
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A degree of privacy was once a perk of the post, but over the last few decades the spotlight has grown ever brighter and nowadays it’s hard for the Social CEO to step out of it at all. Things however are only set to get worse as the ascent of social media reaches its zenith. So […]
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Stepping Up to CEO Success in business is much like mountaineering. Climbing the higher peaks takes the right conditions, the right attitude, drive and of course skill. However, if one ascends to the vertical limit the metaphor becomes only too real. When you reach the top you may well find the summit cold, frightening and very lonely… […]
Continue readingManaging bad behaviour in the boardroom and mitigating against the risk of ‘power abuse’ can be challenging for any leadership. Power will never be an easy matter to discuss. As Plato said “The measure of a man is what he does with power.” (And ditto for the measure or a powerful woman too, I presume.) However the […]
Continue readingMost people are generally aware of the benefit of executive coaching. These might include an individual tapping into their resources and finding answers for new and creative ways to move forward, building confidence and resilience, developing talent and leadership capability, enhanced self awareness and emotional intelligence to name but a few. In my experience there is […]
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