by Keith Coats | May 3, 2016 | Archive, Leadership, Organisational Development
The Problem Losing your marbles: Meetings – getting some to talk less & others to talk more Getting balanced participation in meetings can prove elusive. Some team members like to talk – and do; others hardly talk, but should. How do you get some of your team to...
by Keith Coats | Apr 29, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership, Organisational Development
I recently sat through yet another mangled explanation as to how a company (let’s call them ‘Company Y’), this time in the financial sector, was planning to attract and retain ‘talent’. It wasn’t the first but I hope it will be the last however I doubt it will be for...
by Keith Coats | Apr 27, 2016 | Archive, Leadership
When it comes to learning…what gets you excited? Hold that thought whilst I backtrack a little… I had arrived early for a meeting at Waterstone’s, the famous bookstore situated a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Circus in London. Getting there early with some time...
by Jude Foulston | Apr 26, 2016 | Archive, Future Trends, Leadership, Organisational Development
Innovation, Innovation, Innovation – It’s a big word at the moment. If you want innovation you have to give your people space to do different things… to innovate! Some companies give their teams one day in the week to work on things that are not...
by Keith Coats | Apr 22, 2016 | Archive, Leadership
There has been a lot of publicity and no shortage of opinion concerning Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy’s sending off against West Ham United. England manager, Roy Hodgson has come out publically in support of Vardy, exonerating him of the dive (that earned him a second...
by Keith Coats | Apr 20, 2016 | Archive, Change, Leadership
There is a lot to be said for ‘gut feel’ or intuition and in select aspects of leadership practice more and more emphasis is being placed on intuition. William Duggan’s excellent book, ‘Strategic Intuition,’ being a case in point. However, in the face of big data,...