Values and Culture - Not Just a 'Nice to Have'
In Peter Drucker's famous words, 'Culture eats strategy for breakfast'. And he's right! This study by Gallup shows a clear link between a...
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Ian Kirkby
Feb 12, 20201 min read
Why Do We Exist?
Clarifying mission (why the company exists), vision (what it will look like in 3-5 years) and values are too frequently thought of as...
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Ian Kirkby
Dec 11, 20191 min read
Leading Organisational Change
The latest upload to the Aspire MCL FB group is now ready for you to view. This upload contains workshop slides to help you work through...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 17, 20191 min read
New Post on Organizational Health
For subscribers to Aspire's Secret FB Group, I have just uploaded a presentation on Organizational Health (OH): What it is, why it...
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Ian Kirkby
Feb 18, 20191 min read
New Brochure
Aspire MCL's new brochure is now available! It gives a short overview of our services along with testimonials and high-level overviews of...
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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
Jul 3, 20181 min read
Why do so Many Organisational Transformations Fail?
According to a study by BCG, 85% or companies have undergone a major transformation in the last decade (https://goo.gl/Cjya3w). ...
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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 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
Jan 29, 20181 min read
Strategic Focus
Strategic focus really does pay off: https://goo.gl/vKr2V1 As well as saying 'no', be prepared to say 'stop' - strategy needs to be agile...
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 13, 20181 min read
Strategic Alignment
Leaders need to ensure strategic alignment is driven at all levels in the firm and in the day-to-day business decisions. That direction...
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Ian Kirkby
Dec 19, 20171 min read
Is There a Gap Between Your Strategy and Execution?
Some really good questions to ask about your strategy in this HBR summary: https://goo.gl/ptL6kX I particularly like the point about...
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