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“The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.”

‘Harold S. Geneen’

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A lighthearted look at a serious issue. How do managers develop the skills they need in order to handle the pressures they face and get the best out of their people…?

Escape the ‘Fur-Lined Rut’

A lot of people sometimes feel trapped or stuck in a rut, not getting what they want or deserve from life, career, relationships or themselves. Unless something significant happens, they carry on… treading the same path and repeating the same actions, quite often in spite of the feeling that builds within.

Help is a Dirty Word

Unless there is an obvious crisis, accident or serious problem most people resent being asked if they need help. So how then, as a senior leader within an organisation, can you improve without resorting to the ‘H’ word?

Imagine if you had someone who could provide inspiration, challenge, honesty and support and whose only agenda was to enable you to achieve.

Starting with the Ending

One of real issues in transitioning to a new job is the underlying and more difficult process of letting go of the person you used to be in your previous role and finding the new person you need to become in your new position.

Manage Yourself rather than Your Time

It is an irrefutable fact that the only aspect to time over which we have any influence is the use to which we put it – every time we choose to do one thing with our time, we are, by implication, choosing not to do something else.

The world is changing fast, are you?

Much of our competitive advantage will come from the way we operate as an individual within our world of work and in how we are as a leader of others. Making sure we pay equal attention to all aspects of our development has to be the way forward if we are to grow and flourish.

Unsticking Staff who are Stuck

One challenge for many organisations is how best to manage and assist those members of staff who continue to perform at a level which is just about acceptable. Whilst there is no doubt such individuals do bring some value to the organisation, they also present a number of potential difficulties.

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