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Stay informed as a manager with the brilliant 5 - 15 report

Stay informed as a manager with the brilliant 5 - 15 report

As your line management duties grow, typically above 6-8 people, it can be tricky to stay informed and know what’s going on, especially if they are spread across a number of projects. The 5:15 report is a really good way of staying connected and understanding what improvements are

Clarity, Alignment and Action - 3 outstanding principles to get work done

Clarity, Alignment and Action - 3 outstanding principles to get work done

This week I’d like to introduce three guiding principles I use regarding how I tackle any leadership position I take on. It’s common to see the following three principles missing in workplaces, and execs mobilising huge numbers of people into action – and causing confusion, internal competition, misdirection. It

Develop Presence - some surprising science about the power of appearance

Develop Presence - some surprising science about the power of appearance

Here are some ideas about how to develop presence through appearance. What follows is in my Super Power Communication Workshop – now available online How can I develop my presence? Working with a client recently, I got asked by a leader how we could improve his personal presence. As part of

Was it worth doing? One of 3 brilliant questions to ask

Was it worth doing? One of 3 brilliant questions to ask

Having spent decades as a leader and a leadership consultant, I am often struck with how many initiatives, ideas, work, and action is discarded, abandoned, left to fester, or simply ignored. It happens everywhere (well, I see it as a consultant but I never let it happen as a leader!

Emergent Change and a powerful reason why it matters

Emergent Change and a powerful reason why it matters

Change is a result of actions, interactions and behaviours within the company. Not all change is good. Not all change is bad. Some change will be positive for the business, some not. But change is an emergent result as people go about their work. Change is always happening. Change cannot

Lateral Thinking - a powerful approach to creative problem solving

Lateral Thinking - a powerful approach to creative problem solving

I often describe myself (and please don’t laugh) as a creative soul trapped in a corporate role. My passion is in writing, film, radio, photography and art but my living comes from management and HR consulting. That hasn’t stopped me bringing creativity into the workplace, in fact, I

The importance of creativity - 30 powerful creative ideas

The importance of creativity - 30 powerful creative ideas

At the start of 2022 I set out to do a pop-up daily newsletter on LinkedIn for the whole of January. 31 days of ideas about importance of creativity that would vanish at the end in true pop up style. The contents of this page are those 31 ideas – now