You may have noticed we recently launched a Certified Career Conversations Facilitator Open Programme. It’s designed to equip you with the skills and confidence to become a career mentor and champion, with the additional capability to empower others within the organisation(s) you support so you can foster a culture where career growth and fulfilment are
The fast-paced environment in which they thrive leaves many fast-growing companies facing three key leadership challenges. I call them the Three Cs – Capacity, Capability and Culture. 1. Capacity If an organisation is to grow, it needs the right people and the right leadership. A shortage of leaders at every level is the biggest challenge
I’ll bet most of the companies that are in life-or-death battles got into that kind of trouble because they didn’t pay enough attention to developing their leaders. Wayne Calloway, former Chairman, PepsiCo Inc. Here’s the bottom line: companies which don’t invest in developing their leaders make less than half the revenue per employee compared to
Well, here we are. Back to work after the best break in the year, a break when everyone closes the door on work and focuses on family instead. And that’s what all of the AO team did too. I’ve spent the last few days in Keswick in the Lake District walking and enjoying the views,
It’s that time of the year when everyone reviews what’s happened this year and all the “best of” lists surface. Here’s ours. Our top 10 resources from 2017 for developing great leaders. In other words, these are our most viewed blog posts and resources in 2017. I hope you find them interesting and useful. Developing Great
If you read this blog regularly you will know by now that it’s important to have career conversations with employees if you want to keep and develop your best people. You will know that the most valuable questions are well-crafted solution-focused ones that provoke insight and reflection. You may even have purchased your own Career
Employee engagement and organisation culture are so intertwined that it is difficult to mention one without the other. And career development is the glue that binds the two together. If an organisation wants to engage its employees, the culture needs to support their professional growth. Develop talent or risk losing it Employee engagement is an
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