Rising above

In business, there are small decisions and big ones. The key is identifying which is which. A common challenge we see is when leaders cannot separate themselves from the smaller decisions to have enough headspace for the big ones.

Technically amazing. Not so good with people? We used to get told a lot that it was the professional services industry that ran into trouble with leadership because they had technically amazing people who lacked any leadership skills once they became managers of people.

Barely a workshop goes by where this issue doesn’t come up in discussion in some way shape or form. It’s the situation where people get really stressed by other people sending emails at all hours and feeling as though they have to respond. So here’s our take on the situation and, well no surprises, let’s […]

When I coach leaders one of the big focuses we often have to is to ensure that his or her team is well placed to achieve their goals. So naturally the first thing we need to discuss is what the goals are.

In a recent presentation I was giving, we were discussing negativity and the drain it can have on people’s productivity – not just for the negative person but for anyone who happens to be around them.

Many of our clients seem to have this issue…… You know the one where you think you have plenty of time to get through your to-do list during the day and then you keep getting interrupted with people (often your staff) who keep asking you questions. And while leadership is a role to serve your […]

As performance coaches we often ask to see the sick leave records just as we start coaching a business. We don’t need to see the names of people. Primarily we are looking for signs about the productivity of the business. How much sick leave should be cause for concern? If you or anyone in your […]

Do you have a team of people who come bounding into the office each morning, full of energy, positivity and ready to take on any challenge you throw at them? If not, keep reading. You aren’t alone. From our coaching experience, we generally find (on average) people are only 60% as productive as they could […]