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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 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
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
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 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 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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Ian Kirkby
Jan 2, 20181 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 9 - Make Time for your People.
Despite the costs in money, time, stress and effort, too many firms still rely on 'stick and carrot' (put in that order intentionally)...
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Ian Kirkby
Dec 5, 20171 min read
Effective Leadership - Tip 7 – Be Humble
Nobody likes a ‘know-it-all’ (and nobody, including you and I, does know-it-all). If you make a mistake, make an unqualified apology,...
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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 21, 20171 min read
What is Conflict Costing Your business?
What is unhealthy conflict costing your business? Here's a tool to help you quantify: https://goo.gl/5qmdHq Aspire's programmes help...
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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
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 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 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
Aug 23, 20171 min read
New Leadership and Team Building Videos!
Pleased to say that series 1 is now complete. You can access them via this link: https://goo.gl/ra7iS5 Don't forget to use the 25% off...
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