Category: Team work
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Energise your team to make an impact
Energise your team to make an impact Richard Ferguson July 20, 2023 I talked in a previous blog about the significant challenge that leaders and leadership team face right now – tired and probably not performing to their full potential. Ground down from relentless pressure, managing ongoing uncertainty and low resilience levels, all exacerbated by the difficulties…
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Could your team do with a pep up?
Could your team do with a pep up? Richard Ferguson June 29, 2023 In the current challenging economic climate with the complexities of post pandemic, the pressure on leaders and leadership teams to deliver and truly lead and align organisations has never been greater. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, we are now working…
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The leadership challenge steps up a notch!
I have had several conversations with various leaders in different organisations and industries and all seem to have a similar story to tell – tiredness from the grind of the past few months and mixed feelings of excitement and trepidation at the reality of a new normal. I know that phrase may be slightly overused…
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Is great leadership defined by what we stop?
I was reflecting earlier today, on my trundle round the snowy countryside with the dogs, about the nature of leadership – both personal leadership (of self) and the leadership of others (teams, functions, organisations). It was sparked by a number of conversations I had recently with different people – all with a similar refrain, the…
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Every Day is a school day
I had an interesting experience at the weekend entering Tiggy, my Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla, into her first working, test the result – fun, frustration, insights, learnings and humble pie! A working test, for the uninitiated, is designed to simulate the challenges of a working gundog, hunting and retrieving dummies on land and in water. Tiggy…
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8 Top Tips on Embedding Change
Given that change seems to be endemic in every organisation I come across, it is fair to say that organisations that have the capability to change effectively are stronger and are likely to be more ‘future-proof’ than those that can’t. This is perceived wisdom that few would argue with, but to achieve this capability is easier…
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Three reasons you can’t see what you are looking for
Any Dad out there will I am sure have been on the receiving end of this (often semi-sarcastic) refrain “are you Dad looking again?” when you have failed to find something you were looking for. Now we are not alone in suffering from this supposed affliction, my daughters have an even worse case of it…
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It\’s tough being an effective role model!
I have just submitted a membership application on behalf of my daughter to join Ramsbottom Running Club and will happily stump up the £20 fee – isn’t it funny what you will willingly pay for and on what things you attempt to impose the ‘take accountability for money’ lessons on your children :-) Anyway –…
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Is it time for a health check in business and life?
I have just had my annual ‘well man’ check up at the doctors and it got me thinking – given we are all on the busy treadmill called life, isn’t it easy to get caught up in the daily grind without making sure that we are still fit for purpose. This is pertinent to our…