Effective Leadership - Tip 6 - Always Exercise Accountability
Once you have made a decision and allocated the tasks, always hold people to account for delivering. To do so, it is important that they...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 22, 20172 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 5 – Learn to Coach and Mentor.
Coaching and mentoring are 2 essential tools in the leader’s arsenal. The vast majority of large, successful companies now expect their...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 14, 20171 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 4
Delegate effectively. There are 2 main errors leaders can make: delegate too little, too late and continue to micro-manage, or delegate...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 10, 20171 min read
Why Bother With Teams?
Simple but useful reminder on how teams help businesses: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-teams-matter-jo-keeler/ Belbin is a great...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 8, 20171 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 3
There are many exciting aspects to leadership: making decisions, growing your staff, setting the vision, etc. Communicating the same...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 30, 20171 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 2
Be consistent but tailor your style. It is important to be even-handed and consistent when dealing with your team whilst also...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 24, 20171 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 1
Be decisive! There is little more poisonous to a team than an indecisive leader. Note that this is very different from rashness. If you...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 9, 20171 min read
Effective Meetings - Tip 10
Okay, as this is the last in the '10 tips' series for meetings, here are 2 to finish with: 1. Debrief with self and others after a...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 2, 20171 min read
Effective Meetings - Tip 9
Be prepared. Lots of aspects to this, of course, but I find it helpful to focus on the following 2 activities: Research the attendees by...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 25, 20171 min read
Effective Meetings - Tip 8
Be clear about what outcomes the meeting must produce and prioritise the agenda. What decisions must be made and to whom must they be...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 22, 20171 min read
Mistakes Execs Make When Leaving
HBR conducted a survey of more than 700 senior executives who had resigned from a previous position - only 16% reported that they would...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 20, 20171 min read
IQ versus EQ in the workplace
Really good article by Regus: "A successful leader needs to be at ease switching between emotionally driven decisions and purely...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 18, 20171 min read
Effective Meetings - Tip 7
Save yourself a lot of time and stress by managing communications properly: Ensure the agenda is sent out in good time to allow people to...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 12, 20171 min read
Questions for Leaders to Ask
Not a comprehensive list, but useful for focusing effort and keeping the team on track: https://hbr.org/2017/04/5-questions-leaders-shoul...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 12, 20171 min read
Investing in People - Why bother?
Another good article from HBR (I'm not on commission, honest!). Note the 'time' and 'energy' sections: getting those 2 right will lead to...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 11, 20171 min read
Effective Meetings - Tip 6
When leading a discussion on contentious matters, frame the issues in a neutral manner, explain the outcomes required from the meeting...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 11, 20171 min read
How to Focus at Work
Some good tips for those who find it difficult to focus. Even if that's not you, the practices are relevant: https://hbr.org/2017/09/5-wa...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 8, 20171 min read
Ready to get back to work?
Or does the stress of dealing with difficult people and not being able to work to your strengths fill you with dread? This will help:...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 5, 20171 min read
Effective Meetings - Tip 5
Decide how long the meeting needs to be, ensure it starts and finishes on time, and hold everyone accountable for time discipline. Just...
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Ian Kirkby
Aug 29, 20171 min read
Effective Meetings - Tip 3
if you have time, use it to generate new ideas and to think about solutions to complex issues. Decisiveness is not the same as impatience!
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