One-to-one meetings with your team members are more important than ever. In the past year many large, well-known organisations have either stopped their annual performance appraisal process or announced they will do so. One-to-one meetings between a manager and a team member have always been important, but the dismantling of annual appraisals will make them […]
As a leader, do you use ‘stay interviews’ to gain team insight & commitment?
A large percentage of organisations use exit interviews but how many have stay interviews? Why wait for a top performer to leave you before engaging in a meaningful conversation with them? As a leader, wouldn’t you like to get a deeper insight as to what makes your top performers tick? Dr John Sullivan is a […]
How to survive with a difficult boss
Most of us have experienced working with a difficult manager and it truly can seem impossible to find a positive in such adverse circumstances. But rest assured there are effective and worthwhile ways to deal with having a difficult boss. While the following advice won’t solve all of your problems or change your manager, let’s […]
Meetings, meetings, meetings …….can we do better?
Steve Tobak is a management consultant who estimates he averaged 4 meetings per day throughout his 30 year career – some 30,000 meetings! Obviously he’s seen the good, bad and the ugly of meetings and advances the formula of ‘no leader + no documentation + no followup = complete waste of time’. Click this link […]
How to help your team start a project with a shared project outcome
Whether you’re leading a team of two or two thousand people, any initiative, project, or organisational change usually includes the need to, upfront, get your team on board with the shared goal, vision or project outcome. The usual advice is to consult with your team and constituent groups at the outset, listen to them, then […]
