Author: Antoinette

new managers and development

The Surprising Truth about New Managers and Development

A Year in the Life of a Manager Development Programme | Part Two In my blog post “A Year in the Life of a Manager Development Programme” I explained I was designing a Programme for new managers.  And I mentioned I was going to start by calling each manager to start the conversation about what

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A Year in the Life of a Manager Development Programme

A Year in the Life of a Manager Development Programme | Part One I’ve just started a new project designing and delivering a 12-month Manager Development Programme for a client in the technology sector. And I’m hoping you’ll join me on the Programme Design and Development Journey. I’m planning to share the experience by blogging about it.

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career development strategies

Career development strategies. Are yours up to date?

CCS (or Career Counselling Services to give them their full title) is the organisation I did my career coach training with many, many, years ago.  Twice a year alumni who have trained with CCS come together to exchange knowledge, ideas and experiences as part of our continuous professional development. We were also lucky enough to

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5 Creative Ways to Build Trust in a Team

Building trust in teams is a skill that can require careful management. But it’s well worth doing.  According to a survey by management consulting company Willis Towers Watson, any organisation that has ‘high trust’, “outperforms low-trust organisations by 286%.” That’s an impressive statistic. But what are the secrets to building trust? And how do you effectively

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My Biggest Talent Development Mistake

Talent Development Mistakes  – Have you ever made them? I have a confession to make. Even with decades of talent development experience, I have, in the past, let my own employees down. Talent Development Mistakes | How Career Conversations can Help I’ll never forget the time one of my best employees, Roby, asked to see me. 

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developing leaders

Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today

If like me, you have family members at University, you’ll be aware the academic year is over for the summer.  Young men and women are returning home relieved that exams are over and making plans for the freedom of the weeks ahead. The end of the academic year marks an ending for me too.  For the

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How to get the best from a mentor

How to Get the Best From a Mentor [Slideshare]

A good mentoring relationship relies on both the mentor and the mentee.  To support the mentoring relationship from the mentee’s point of view, I’ve collected my 10 top tips on how to get the best from a mentor. The relationship between a mentor and a mentee is a vital one, for both parties. But, as

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Leadership Development Insights

Leadership Development Insights from HR Vision, Amsterdam

Another week.  Another Conference.  Last week I was at HR Vision 2015 in Amsterdam and there I found a number of key leadership development insights What is HR Vision? HR Vision is a series of conferences for senior level HR executives.  It’s held twice a year – In Amsterdam and London.  And it’s designed to

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