Why do you attend conferences, and what makes a great conference? Many of us attend conferences to observe and learn from the many great presentations from experienced speakers. However, there is another major benefit in attending: you are surrounded by industry...
If you take 15 minutes to reflect at the end of the day, you can improve your productivity by 22.8%. That’s the conclusion of a study at Harvard Business School. Participants spent 15 minutes writing in a journal to embed their learning from the day, and produced...
People management is a crucial role, and it is different from leadership. Two weeks ago I wrote a LinkedIn post in response to a tweet from Simon Sinek. He stated: “Management is the practice of manipulating people for personal gain. Leadership is the...
Last month, I asked in my newsletter and on LinkedIn for your favourite business reads of 2017. Many thanks for your responses – here they are: Darla Fain-Reed: No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut Drama, End Entitlement, and Drive Big Results by Cy Wakeman Kristi Adams:...
As a manager, do you see your role as the expert, with responsibility for making key decisions? Do you find your people coming to you for those decisions, even when they know what to do? In one big British retailer they tried an experiment, asking the store managers...
