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What Effective Leaders Need to Know About Hormones
Leaders who understand some key aspects of neuroscience will be more effective leaders. This is the message in Simon Sinek’s book Leaders Eat Last. Sinek explains that there are four key chemicals that relate to leadership: Endorphin Dopamine Serotonin Oxytocin … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management
Tagged cortisol, dopamine, endorphin, leaders eat last, loyalty, oxytocin, serotonin, simon sinek, stress, trust
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Leadership Development in Just Two Hours (and less than 500 words!)
I spent several years on the faculty of the Nottingham Law School teaching a two-year MBA in Legal Practice. Then I was asked to design an MBA in a day! My consulting colleagues teased me that I hadn’t got it … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management
Tagged dan pink, delegation, feedback, Ken Blanchard, matter management, motivation, supervising
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Motivation Theories and Professional Service Firms
Professional firms are finding it difficult to retain their talent. Is there anything they can do to motivate staff? Here’s a look at what we can learn about motivating talented people. Personality, abilities and experience are all relevant indicators to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management
Tagged autonomy, charles handy, dan pink, hertzberg, hygiene factors, maslow, mastery, mclelland, purpose
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Business Trends in 2019
British Airways apparently has a panel of global trend watchers. In my words here is a selection of their predictions for 2019. Machine Vision – In 2019 there will be an estimated 44 billion cameras in the world and much … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy
Tagged AI, chinese brands, Coke, digital detoxing, P&G, sustainable food, trends
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Skills Training using Video Conferencing Software – Does it Work?
Do you really need to fly people to attend training events to learn new skills? A good question when clients are baulking at the costs of such events and not clear they are getting value for money. With the development … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching and Training
Tagged distance learning, E-learning, on-the-job, online learning, OTJ, reflection, VC software
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Tips on Negotiating a Rise in Fee Rates
Some firms struggle to negotiate increases in fee rates. As Oliver Twist demonstrated, it can be hard to ask for more. But with staff getting annual salary increases and with inflation rates starting to go up, it becomes more important … Continue reading
Posted in Fee Negotiating
Tagged added value, Avoid ultimatums, benefits, risks, win-win
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Are Some of Your Partners Losing Their Mojo?
As a coach I meet lots of partners who are admitting to me that they are, frankly, a bit bored! They probably don’t use those words. They might not even recognise the fact themselves. But after some probing questions from … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership and Management
Tagged career plans, demotivated, Mojo, new challenges, Partners, Partnership, stimulating
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