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Julia Hepworth introduces Mental Health Training to The Results Centre
In the UK 1 in 4 people will experience some form of mental health issue in any given year. Being mental health aware as an organisation or employer, displays your recognition of the importance of your employee’s well being. It can increase teamwork, communication, reduce sickness/absence, lower staff turnover and in turn reduce recruitment and … Continue reading Julia Hepworth introduces Mental Health Training to The Results Centre
What Can Coaching Do For You?
In the seventeenth century, the French statesman Cardinal Richelieu relied heavily on the advice of Father François Leclerc du Tremblay, known as France’s ‘éminence grise’ for his grey monk’s habit. Like the famous cardinal, today’s business leaders have their grey eminences. To understand what they do to merit that money, the Harvard Business Review conducted … Continue reading What Can Coaching Do For You?
Don’t just talk about it – Give the FEEDBACK!
The great organisations give space, support and a framework for success that is clear – this is not the soft option or approach – many people, as you may have experienced, see the setting and managing of clear frameworks more difficult that just letting people succeed or fail on their own account. The number of … Continue reading Don’t just talk about it – Give the FEEDBACK!
Headless Chickens Abound!
I remember the client case we took on in 2010 when a new hire was four months into his tenure in a very high profile role where delivery was paramount. We’d been brought in as a last ditch attempt to prevent him being fired and the merry-go-round of re-recruitment starting up again at great expense. … Continue reading Headless Chickens Abound!
Adding Charisma to a Leader!
Not all leaders are charismatic but a great leader needs to have a powerful presence and having charisma certainly helps. Alan Denton is a business coach, working with executives in all fields to help them find their inner leader; here are his tips to become a more charismatic leader in the work place. Be passionate … Continue reading Adding Charisma to a Leader!
Just Financial Returns from Executive Coaching?
Clients often ask, “What return will I get from Executive Coaching?” In my experience there are several ways of answering this question ranging from ‘What do you want?’ to a more in-depth view of the research supporting the efficacy of coaching. In their meta-analysis of the effects of coaching on individual outcomes, Theeboom et al … Continue reading Just Financial Returns from Executive Coaching?
The PAINFUL TRUTH – recruitment has a high failure rate!!
The annual CEO Success Survey by PWC revealed that turnover among CEOs at the world’s 2,500 largest companies soared to a record high of 17.5% in 2018 — 3 percentage points higher than the 14.5% rate in 2017 and above what has been the norm for the last decade. 58% of the highest priority hires, … Continue reading The PAINFUL TRUTH – recruitment has a high failure rate!!
You’ve got the Job – how about a Plan for the First 120 Days?
You’ve got the job, accepted the offer and are ready to launch yourself into your exciting new role. So, what should you be concentrating on to really deliver for yourself, your new team and, most importantly, your new employer? No matter how qualified and experienced you are, you need a clear plan to hit the … Continue reading You’ve got the Job – how about a Plan for the First 120 Days?
Recruitment is Fatally Flawed …
Go on … Prove yourself during the ‘Honeymoon’ In most walks of life there is a ‘honeymoon’ period and, for many years, new leaders and senior executives have had their ‘First three months’. Pressure to deliver in today’s business environment may well have changed this. Newly elected presidents, prime ministers, leaders in business and senior executives … Continue reading Recruitment is Fatally Flawed …