by Tamryn Batcheller-Adams | May 10, 2019 | Archive, Diversity, Leadership
A conversation with a senior executive, highlighted a frustrating situation of uncomfortable banter between three male directors and herself. “It was sexual in nature and whilst playful in tone, left her feeling awkward and frustrated. It is a frequent style of...
by Keith Coats | May 7, 2019 | Archive, Leadership, Tuesday Tips
Moving from Tactical Adaptability to Strategic Adaptability – and why it matters: 6 tips to consider as you make the move. Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of PepsiCo, once said that “Every morning you have got to wake up with a healthy fear that the world is...
by Keith Coats | Apr 9, 2019 | Leadership, Tuesday Tips
The Problem: My team aren’t reading…which means we might not be learning! “My team aren’t reading and I fear that will impact on our ability and need to learn” said a CEO to me recently. It is a legitimate concern when one understands the fundamental importance of...
by Keith Coats | Apr 2, 2019 | Archive, Leadership, Tuesday Tips
The Problem: We send ‘our people’ on multiple leadership development programmes and the ‘higher’ up the organisation the more such programmes tend to focus on theoretical content and information. We then expect our people to ‘know what to do with this’ yet all...
by Keith Coats | Mar 19, 2019 | Archive, Leadership, Organisational Development, Tuesday Tips
“Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it off to work we go” sung Grumpy. Engaging employees is rightly regarded as amongst the most important of leadership challenges. Global surveys by Korn Ferry and others show that having an engaged workforce correlates directly with profitability,...
by Tamryn Batcheller-Adams | Mar 5, 2019 | Archive, Change, Diversity, Leadership, Organisational Development, Tuesday Tips
There is a great exercise I came across a while ago. It’s one you can do with your team or individually. It’s called the Trusted 10, and asks you to take a piece of paper and make 6 columns. You are then asked to think of your inner circle- the people you really trust...
