How to influence and win people over
How to influence and win people over These days, success at work is more and more dependent on your ability to influence the people around you. As we’ve seen in our recent exploration of mindsets, you...
View ArticleGreat leadership and great teamwork
Great leadership and great teamwork This post is very slightly adapted from an article by the wonderful Neil Crofts. It’s about leadership and teamwork in all situations. Neil uses a very simple...
View ArticleIt’s not all about you: real leaders are other-focused
It’s not all about you: real leaders are other-focused As a leader, do you think your role requires you to serve others or others to serve you? As a conscientious person, you would probably answer...
View ArticleWhat your followers really want to know
What your followers really want to know As a follower I want to know… That you’re authentic, real, so I can trust you. That you’re saying what you’re saying because you truly believe in it, not just...
View ArticleHas your team developed a life of its own?
Has your team developed a life of its own? When a team, or an organisation, reaches a certain size it begins to have a dynamic of its own, quite different from that of a loose group of individuals –...
View ArticleRemarkable teamwork in action
Remarkable teamwork in action Everyone is a cycling fan now, so no apologies for a Brad based blog this week, from Neil Crofts. Team Sky did something remarkable at the Tour de France over the last...
View ArticleWhy partnership is important to leadership
Why partnership is important to leadership One of the key elements of leadership is partnership. Not everyone would agree with this; you could argue that, in the presence of a powerful leader,...
View ArticleWhat does real work look like?
What does real work look like? Many of us feel different when we return to work from a break. If you come back with better ideas, more energy and more creativity, it may be because your way of working...
View ArticleUnderstanding more about your team
Understanding more about your team If you’re working, you’re pretty much inevitably working within a team – whether it’s a formal one in a large organisation, or a more individual one involving family...
View ArticleUnderstanding more about your team (part 2)
Understanding more about your team (part 2) Following on from our previous post: here are some more things to look out for which might affect your performance when working in teams: Moody or moaning...
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