Accelerated growth requires accelerated leadership development and that means accelerated behaviour change. Â Business results, business change and business success all stem from the behaviour of individuals. If your leaders are going to develop their leadership skills, they need to experiment with small changes in behaviours. Even after very basic training sessions, adults typically retain just
The starting point for accelerating leadership development is to focus on leadership skills for rapid growth. Â In other words, the key leadership skills and behaviours that will really make a difference to performance and help you realise your vision. I emphasise behaviours because you need to focus on observable actions that will deliver business results.
Last Friday I was delighted to take part in a Twitter Q&A hosted by Sage on the subject of Creating a Sustainable Leadership Culture. I know that Twitter can sometimes be hard to follow – especially if you’re trying to catch up after the event. Â So, I have created a “story” of the tweets for
When you’re growing a company, your priority is having the technical skills to deliver for the client. So that’s what companies focus on. They don’t think about leadership skills. But that’s a mistake. To grow a successful company, you need to retain valued employees.  And that means you need leadership throughout the organisation. Even if
There’s something reassuring about knowing you’re not alone in dealing with the challenge of developing strong leadership – especially if others’ experiences help you find solutions to your own problems. That’s why we’re so fascinated by what’s going on in other companies. And it’s why we turn to magazines, conferences and mentors to learn from
Growth is a good thing. Right? After all, if a business doesn’t grow, it is likely to disappear in the end. All businesses start work each day with the goal of growing toward a better, and more profitable, tomorrow. But, there are tons of challenges that come with growth, and leaders have to be ready
Winning leadership is what today should be all about. Â Today is polling day here in the U.K. At 10 pm tonight the leadership contest will be over and counting will start. Votes will determine who will be Prime Minister. In the run up to In the run up to today, we’ve heard lots about what
I started Antoinette Oglethorpe Ltd. five years ago with a mission to help companies realise the leadership potential of their people.  Although our clients come from a range of industries and sectors, we specialise in developing leaders and leadership teams for high-tech organisations. I have recently launched my book Grow Your Geeks – A Handbook for
The Grow Your Geeks Launch is finally here.  Today is the official launch of my new book, Grow Your Geeks – A Handbook for Developing Leaders in High-Tech Organisations. The book helps CEOs, senior leaders and HR professionals build their leadership capacity, develop their leadership capability and create a leadership culture. If you run a technology
It was a great time for high-tech businesses. It was the year 2000 at the height of the dot-com boom. Tech companies were springing up everywhere – it was the birth of Silicon Valley. Twenty-year-old geeks who couldn’t get a date in school were starting companies in their bedrooms, becoming millionaires overnight. And I was
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