We are all very familiar with the world of leadership in a stable environment, we have enjoyed a stable environment for an unprecedented amount of time and been able to create and train people in leadership practises to get the best out of the our people. It is interesting to now see where leadership steps [...]
Yes, Yes, Yes, we are always talking about how important your resume is; and it is, but your career is so much more than that. A great resume (and more importantly the thinking behind a great resume) is essential and the cornerstone of your next career move, but on its own its not going to [...]
Many times, I am asked ‘what are the key things I can do to take control of my own career’? It is an interesting question and like anything there are several view on it. I like to look at things from two points of view, technical and behavioural. Technically the things you can do to [...]
I was speaking to two senior HR leaders this week and there’s a common theme starting to surface around demands in their marketplaces. In a broader and broader range of industries, goals are being driven by customers more significantly and specifically. I understand that’s the basis of any business, but the demands are starting to [...]
For the last 40 plus years I have been involved in Martial arts, the last 25 in a very specialist area of Swordsmanship. Swordsmanship is unique because it has a long-recorded history in many different cultures, and it aligns with the military strategy and tactics of individuals, armies, and nations. Enormous amounts of information have [...]
Many things can send projects off track, but one of the main ones is poor people and behavioural skills. This applies right across the board, interactions between employers, subcontractors, client, suppliers etc. All have the potential to go pair shaped and negatively impact the project. Increasingly we are being asked to assist people with their [...]
We recently advertised for a part time role at our organisation, we are in growth mode and excited for the future and expanding our team. We advertised through the usual channels and received well over 100 applications. Now at this stage I ask you to remember that we are a company where one of our [...]
The term ‘Change Management’ has now pretty much been relegated to describe the activities that surround progress change and system upgrades in organisations. Essential, but in this fast past world, nowhere near enough to keep an organisation ahead of the game. Management Gurus like Peter Drucker, Charles Handy and Peter Senge have been advocating for [...]
Yes, we all understand that Martial Arts is about belt and dans, and kicking and punching and all that macho stuff, but after over 40 years training I’ve forgotten more of that than I remember and it’s certainly not why I continue training. Don’t get me wrong, the training and the physical development is [...]
Traditionally there are three areas we are developing our staff in, these are: To develop their skills to do their current job better, more efficiently (Training and Development) To develop their skills for the next job they could move into (Succession planning) Remedial training to bring them up to speed in their current role (performance [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: