I am a speaker, trainer, mentor, glass breaker & virtual manager. I specialise in helping companies develop to the next level, with the ultimate aim of more profit with less stress.
Continuing our series on leadership we turn to the vital subject of “trust” and a concept I developed called “Trustbank”. If you are going to manage a team member then you need to have built up a good level of trust before the person you are asking to do something… Read Article
In part four we looked at the magical night sleep that newly promoted people are expected to have, so they can come in the next day fully competent for the task ahead. Clearly it doesn’t happen, yet we must presume that people think it does as they put a person into… Read Article
In the last two blogs we looked at how to motivate a person to achieve the tasks or to manage others. In this blog we look at are they up for the task. When a person is promoted to a new position or given a new task that they have… Read Article
In the last blog we looked at a person’s needs as defined by Abraham Maslow and most particularly at two of the layers of his pyramid that a leader can influence, known as the “Social Needs and “Esteem Needs”. This week we will further develop the thinking behind what motivates… Read Article
First Role of a Leader In the last blog we looked at the key characteristics that make a high performing team, but even when we understand these it does not ensure that a team member is motivated to want to give a high-performance output. This is especially true with those… Read Article
Are you leading, managing or just coping? Is a question that anyone who has to manage and motivate a team might do well to ask themselves. Over the next few blogs I want to look at the keys to being able to Lead or Manage effectively. If we do not… Read Article
It is sad to say but we are a daily victim of theft, and worse, in many cases we are the thief. If we do not protect and monitor the use of our time then people will come along and steal your time. The biggest lie “Have you got a… Read Article
Do you think you have the balance right at work? Can you remember back to the beginning of any new job or ministry and how focused you were on what you were expected to achieve. Would you say you still are? Most us of have allowed our jobs to be… Read Article
Fear of presenting is such a common topic on my presentation courses, and I am always pleased to watch them learn how to overcome that fear and deliver a first class presentation. Fear Mechanism Many have heard of the “Fight” and “Flight” mechanism, (also called hyper arousal, or the acute… Read Article
Everybody at some point suffers from a glass ceiling and that could be why you need a glass breaker. For those new to the term, a glass ceiling is an artificial barrier that is holding back a person or business from going to the next level. Effectively they have achieved… Read Article