21 Feb 2021 | Leading Teams, Managing Yourself, Personal and professional development
‘a collaborative space of support, self-discovery and professional development…’ Peter Hawkins (2012) In several professions, we do not ‘look after’ our most valuable, and dare I say expensive, human resource. Senior leaders under tremendous...
5 Feb 2021 | Leading Teams, Managing Yourself
Is referring to the HR handbook, or asking HR to intervene or asking the protagonists to shake hands and then to check that there are ‘no hard feelings’ – still your total sum solution to conflict at work? Possibly OK for the spat which can be contained. But,...
25 Jan 2021 | Leading Teams, Managing Yourself
There are fundamental differences between mentoring and coaching in their purest terms. Often the two get confused. Let’s explain the differences and how they can be applied separately and combined to support others, colleagues, students and sometimes, our...
26 Jun 2020 | Managing Yourself
Though part and parcel of everyday life for students and managers at all levels, few are those undaunted by the prospect of giving presentations. To put paid to the angst, try applying the following tips … The stage ‘be prepared’ is the motto managers borrow for their...
24 Jun 2020 | Managing Yourself
First things first curriculum vitae (CV): from the Latin, meaning ‘how your life has run’ résumé: from French, meaning ‘summary’ The perfect CV: in any language, the one that gets you the interview! Content is key The first step towards a successful CV is...
23 Jun 2020 | Managing Yourself
How to prepare to be interviewed Many people go to interviews – whether for new job, assignment, project or promotion – assuming their personality and enthusiasm will be enough to get what they want. Wrong. There is a need to prepare well beforehand,...
