18 Apr 2023 | Management Skills
Think about the leaders in your life, past and present. What is their leadership style? Do they ebb and flow, shift through different styles or do they operate from a single style? As a middle manager, understanding your leadership style can be a powerful tool for...
5 Jul 2022 | Management Skills, Middle Manager
This week I’ve been invited into a range of conversations through coaching and keynote presentations that hone in on ‘the basics’. Many managers see themselves needing to develop many skills, feeling overwhelmed with a pressure to be perfect at...
25 Jan 2022 | Management Skills
Do you have a hybrid team? Do you have some people working from home, some in the office or in dispersed locations? Do you have some in the office some days and at home others? With a myriad of working arrangements it can be challenging to be across where your team...
27 Mar 2020 | Management Skills, People & Management
10th July Now and Next Years ago, my afternoon stroll home from the train station to my place included walking past a Chinese takeaway shop. More often than not I’d stand in front of that massive menu board and feel overwhelmed with choice… I want choice...
9 Feb 2020 | Delegation, General Productivity, Management Skills
When I was a child, whenever we went out to dinner I’d follow my brother’s lead and fidget. We’d fidget with the cutlery, napkins, condiments … everything. Dad would snap at us but sitting still wasn’t in our nature. Out to dinner one...
3 Feb 2020 | Delegation, Management Skills
When I lived in Germany, I learned to drive on the ‘wrong’ side of the road in winter. I lived at the bottom of a hilly street so with snow and ice on the road during winter I felt completely out of control and scared as the car simply slid its way zig...
