Leading Through a Crisis
Leadership is especially important in times such as these and it is particularly important for those in senior positions to act...
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Ian Kirkby
Jul 30, 20192 min read
Employee Engagement
The benefits of employee engagement are well quantified and well known. They include higher morale, greater agility, lower staff...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 13, 20191 min read
Visionary Leadership
Good, short article from Management Today about visionary leadership: http://bit.ly/Aspiremcl The reality is that there will always be...
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Ian Kirkby
Apr 2, 20191 min read
The Importance of Leadership in Promoting Engagement
The business benefits of employee engagement are well known and include lower accident rates, fewer sick days, increased profits and...
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Ian Kirkby
Mar 15, 20191 min read
Comfortable with Conflict?
Promoting healthy conflict (which is about the issues) is essential for getting the best ideas on the table, challenging assumptions and...
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Ian Kirkby
Feb 18, 20191 min read
New Subscriber Group
It's here! Aspire MCL has just created a secret subscriber’s group on Facebook. Every month we will post a new video, slideshow, article...
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 31, 20191 min read
How Effective Leadership Boosts Business Performance
Here's a guest blog I recently wrote for the Fruitful Group on the above subject (good summary of the business case):...
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 22, 20191 min read
A Leader can ask for Help
Interesting article from HBR on how the best leaders are not afraid to ask for help: https://hbr.org/2019/01/the-best-leaders-arent-afrai...
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Ian Kirkby
Aug 10, 20182 min read
What do Exceptional Leaders do Differently?
There is no shortage of material about the traits of good leadership and some of the pointers and lists can be helpful for assessment and...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 11, 20181 min read
Asking Great Questions
The ability to ask great questions is a key leadership skill: they unlock/reveal information, stimulate thinking and boost engagement....
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Ian Kirkby
May 16, 20181 min read
The Importance of Compassionate Leadership
It is really important to show compassion as a leader. It is also important to understand that being compassionate does not mean being...
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Ian Kirkby
May 8, 20181 min read
What Successful Executives Do Differently
Another telling survey has shown that between 50-60% of new executives fail within 18 months of their first appointment (HBR – The 4...
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Ian Kirkby
Apr 5, 20181 min read
How Does Poor Leadership Show Itself?
Great article highlighting the most common traits of bad leaders: https://www.td.org/insights/19-traits-of-bad-bosses How does your boss...
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Ian Kirkby
Apr 2, 20181 min read
The Damage Done by Invisible Leaders
Invisible leaders are a plague in many organisations. This article illustrates the damage they can do: https://goo.gl/DsZgy5 As it notes,...
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Ian Kirkby
Mar 15, 20181 min read
Employee Surveys are Still Important
They used to be common but a modern trend is to use computer algorithms to measure metrics such as email response times to gauge employee...
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Ian Kirkby
Mar 6, 20181 min read
How one bad Employee can Ruin a Good Team
https://goo.gl/ptvKhc This shows the importance for leaders to be willing to have those tough conversations and make hard calls. It may...
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Ian Kirkby
Feb 26, 20181 min read
Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Most leaders I coach have a poor appreciation of their weaknesses. 360 reporting may be uncomfortable at times, but it can be an...
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Ian Kirkby
Feb 7, 20181 min read
Have a Nice Conflict!
Healthy conflict or opposition is essential to generating better ideas and securing buy-in. I find this tool really helpful in promoting...
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 22, 20181 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 10 - Reach out to Junior Staff
Ever watched the programme ‘Undercover Boss’? A senior executive goes to work undercover as a junior employee in his/her business to find...
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 16, 20181 min read
Creating Executive Team Norms
Your team already has its norms. The question is: Does it have the norms you want? It's down to the leader to ensure the answer is 'yes'....
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