Last week I made a presentation to a group about increasing employee engagement and improving culture. At the end I opened up for questions. “A couple of us are first time managers – what advice would you give us?” Great question! Here are five things that I think first time managers would benefit from knowing. 1. …
As someone who provides leadership development programs and advice, I sometimes experience resistance to the time, cost or effort associated with building leadership capability. I was once asked by a senior executive who was considering a training proposal I had provided “What happens if I train them and they leave?” I replied “What happens if you …
The new financial year might just be the reason that you decide to invest in your team. I’d love to be a part of that. I’m calling July ‘Free Speech Month’ and I am offering a limited number of organisations the opportunity to book me to come along to your place for a team chat. I’m …