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Generation Y – Myths, Facts and Implications

By Strategy & People Consultancy
We hear a lot of talk about Generation Y in the workplace and how they need to be managed. But are this generation really so different from their elders? Should they be treated differently? Here’s what you need to know....We hear a lot of talk about Generation Y in the workplace and how they need to be managed. But are this generation really so different from their elders? Should they be treated differently? Here’s what you need to know....
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July 20, 2015

Intensive Work Project? The Pomodoro Technique May Help You

By Capability Building Programmes
Most people have taken exams of one type or another, whether it be GCSE, (or O level if you’re of a certain age) A level, professional exams, vocational training, even the driving test.  We’re probably all familiar with advice on...Most people have taken exams of one type or another, whether it be GCSE, (or O level if you’re of a certain age) A level, professional exams, vocational training, even the driving test.  We’re probably all familiar with advice on...
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July 2, 2015

Why Can’t People Have Great Lives AND A Great Job?

By Strategy & People Consultancy
The other day I read an interesting blog by Professor Lynda Gratton of London Business School on what happens to work when routinely people live to the age of 100. Gratton’s research with a colleague at LBS showed that organisations are doing...The other day I read an interesting blog by Professor Lynda Gratton of London Business School on what happens to work when routinely people live to the age of 100. Gratton's research with a colleague at LBS showed that organisations are doing...
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June 30, 2015

Five Reasons To Use An Executive Coach

By Executive & Leadership Effectiveness
I’m quite regularly asked what seems like a very basic question: What does an executive coach do, exactly? It’s something I like to hear from time to time, because it’s good to go back to basics once in a while...I’m quite regularly asked what seems like a very basic question: What does an executive coach do, exactly? It’s something I like to hear from time to time, because it’s good to go back to basics once in a while...
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April 14, 2015

It Takes Two to Tango

By Capability Building Programmes
We spend a lot of time discussing leadership – what makes a great leader, how to develop leaders, and so on – but what about followship?  A leader is afterall nothing, without their followers and in our view the responsibility...We spend a lot of time discussing leadership – what makes a great leader, how to develop leaders, and so on – but what about followship?  A leader is afterall nothing, without their followers and in our view the responsibility...
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January 15, 2015

The Power of Diversity

By Strategy & People Consultancy
This week, the business press has been full of the news of the sudden departure of Harriet Green, CEO of Thomas Cook. By any measure, Harriet is one of the most successful CEOs of recent times – when she joined...This week, the business press has been full of the news of the sudden departure of Harriet Green, CEO of Thomas Cook. By any measure, Harriet is one of the most successful CEOs of recent times – when she joined...
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November 29, 2014

Feel The Fear, And Do It Anyway

By Executive & Leadership Effectiveness
No-one ever got anywhere by standing still. Change is incredibly important for business, but it’s also one of the most difficult things to manage, simply because humans aren’t especially keen on it. That’s why managing change is one of the...No-one ever got anywhere by standing still. Change is incredibly important for business, but it’s also one of the most difficult things to manage, simply because humans aren’t especially keen on it. That’s why managing change is one of the...
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November 25, 2014

It’s Not Cricket

By Capability Building Programmes
I’ve been thinking about Kevin Pietersen this week – not because I’m a cricket fan particularly, but because his recently-published autobiography is fascinating for anyone interested in teamwork (or perhaps more accurately in the case of KP’s book, for anyone...I’ve been thinking about Kevin Pietersen this week – not because I’m a cricket fan particularly, but because his recently-published autobiography is fascinating for anyone interested in teamwork (or perhaps more accurately in the case of KP’s book, for anyone...
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October 30, 2014

Give Yourself a Break

By Capability Building Programmes
We all have good days and bad days, and most of us realise that a tired day is often a bad day. Holidays and time out are important for everyone, and luckily, in the UK at least we understand that....We all have good days and bad days, and most of us realise that a tired day is often a bad day. Holidays and time out are important for everyone, and luckily, in the UK at least we understand that....
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September 11, 2014

Trust is a Two-Way Street

By Capability Building Programmes
Trust underpins modern leadership; in the past leaders could rely on fear and authority to make things happen, but today leadership is about collaboration, inspiration and persuasion. People are far more likely to do something for someone they trust, and...Trust underpins modern leadership; in the past leaders could rely on fear and authority to make things happen, but today leadership is about collaboration, inspiration and persuasion. People are far more likely to do something for someone they trust, and...
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September 2, 2014