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
“Antoinette wins key person of influence award.” Â My word! Â That’s not a statement I expected to read or hear. Â Let me explain a bit more. Over the last 9 months, IÂ have been “walking the talk” and investing in my own professional development. In March 2016 I embarked on the Key Person of Influence Programme, hosted
There was glorious weather in the North-East yesterday to herald the start of the 35th Great North Run. Reports say that around 41,000 runners tackled the 13.1-mile course between Newcastle and South Shields in what is the world’s largest half-marathon. I was very happy to finish in 1:59:23 and to raise money for The PSP Association,
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
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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