Companies are haemorrhaging money everyday making avoidable mistakes that cause employees to become disengaged, which reduces customer satisfaction and harms profitability. According to Gallup, only one in twelve employees are considered engaged in their work and costing on average £30,000 to replace a single staff member. What's the impact of... read more →
Apr
06
Jan
09
My sister is a badass Yoga teacher. In this post she shows you how to boost your vitality without losing momentum - when you have a hectic job with little time. Millions of Things So you have a million things to do in the office and deadlines coming out of your... read more →
Jan
08
Leadership is Bad for Your Health – Why Teams Reach New Heights When You Create a Caring Environment
By far the top struggle that I see with directors and chief execs is that leadership is bad for their health. Now leadership isn’t bad for their health, but the way that they are going about it is. On my merry travels to networking events, professional trainings and through my... read more →
Jan
03
In my experience, every director wants to produce breakthrough bottom-line results. However many are so focused on their own results they become ineffective managers. Results and managerial effectiveness are intertwined. Are you making any of the following managerial mistakes (without realising)? 1. Being a ‘busy fool’ Acting on impulse can get you... read more →
Aug
17
Powerful leaders have gravity, they act in a way that 'draws people in' when they share an idea. Think politicians, CEO's or Hollywood stars. I have worked with, spoken to and interviewed founders, CEO’s and directors that use 'gravity' to influence others. Based upon this experience and research I have... read more →
Jan
27
One of the things I notice with Managing Directors and high level executives within large organisations is that there became a point where they felt responsible for making the decisions about the success and direction of the teams within their organisation. This puts quite a lot of pressure on them... read more →
Jan
11
One of the most common things I'm seeing at the moment when it comes to my family, friends or business owners that I work with is the way that they use technology in the Cloud - it doesn't work for them. They have all of these devices and we have... read more →
Jan
05
Life follows this principle (or pattern) where 80% of your outcome comes from 20% of your effort. This is a principle that is used frequently in business. How can you use it in a practical way on a day-to-day basis? I'm a big believer that principles are great but they... read more →
Jan
03
Starting crappy might be a strange concept to think about, especially at the turn of a new year, but actually I think that this is a really important thing to think about. Why Would You Do Something Poorly? It seems counter-intuitive to talk about doing business effectively and then to... read more →
Dec
22
I didn't think I would enjoy working in financial services when I started 6 years ago. I didn’t know anything about the industry. I knew that I was great with technology and great with computers. I was also great at being efficient, questioning and challenging the way things are done.... read more →