Q: I recently moved to a large company claiming a “performance culture”. Everyone is very dismissive and unhelpful which, even as a Manager, I find very difficult. What should I do? A ‘performance culture’ is wonderful, if carefully created and managed. Contented staff, doing jobs that suit […]
Read more →Q: Our employees are unenthusiastic about the training we provide. Any suggestions? How frustrating! Let’s look to some simple ideas from the world of Adult Learning Theory, to inspire both content and delivery for 2014: Adults are internally motivated and favour self-direction, so aim to understand what […]
Read more →Q: I’m great at having new ideas, and yet never seem to move forward. Help! Some people constantly generate ideas, big or small, and it can become very difficult to progress any one task – almost like a child ricocheting from new toy to new toy at […]
Read more →Q: As a manager with particularly strong technical knowledge, do I really need to concern myself with ‘leadership skills training’? My company’s plans for next year revolve around a ‘leadership culture’. Any work on culture is great news, in terms of setting a standard – a poster […]
Read more →Q: My desk is piled high with new projects, but I find it difficult to delegate to my team. Is there a recommended method? We often focus on the immediate negatives of delegation (effort, inevitable beginner error…), forgetting that it will actually contribute to long-term employee, business […]
Read more →Q: I feel that I am too apologetic in the workplace, and losing ‘power’ as a result. What can I do? Many of us have worked sorry into our general vocabulary without even realising it. Sentences start with an unnecessarily apologetic “I’m sorry, but (how do I…)?”. Good […]
Read more →Q: As a senior manager, I have spent the last couple of years focusing on intensive staff development. However, I now realise that I have neglected myself! What can you recommend? I recommend opening up the conversation so that you can approach this somewhat strategically! Randomly choosing […]
Read more →Q: Recently, my boss has suggested training courses and roles that I don’t feel suit me. Until now, all of his suggestions have felt relevant. He has promoted me often, over the years, and I want to maintain our close working relationship and not let him down. […]
Read more →Q: I run a growing service business and want to run it efficiently. I’m not sure how to describe that to the team, or where to start in general. Can you help? Coming from a background in Operations, this mention of ‘efficiency’ really draws me in! Efficiency […]
Read more →Q: I have been offered the option of ‘coaching or mentoring’ at work. I think I understand what Mentoring is – someone from my industry helping me, based on their own experience – and I wonder, is Coaching different? This is a really good question, as […]
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