Are you leaving your reputation to chance?

Are you leaving your reputation to chance?

Before lockdown, I was having lunch with a client of mine who let me into a secret. He loathes self-promotion and wishes his work would speak for itself. However, he still prioritises reputation-raising. “I drag myself to do it despite my busy schedule” he told me. Why? Because it will say more about his team, […]

How to handle a bad boss

How to handle a bad boss

According to a global study by The Potential Project, 77% of leaders believe they’re doing a great job; and yet 65% of employees said they’d forgo a payrise to see their leader fired.  Yes actually fired. Have you recently had an interaction with your leader that was underwhelming, unimpressive or downright unacceptable?   Felt some solidarity […]

Surprisingly simple ways to build your presence on line

Surprisingly simple ways to build your presence on line

Working from home is actually a golden opportunity for developing your leadership reputation, despite what many people think. And it’s a pretty important time to be doing that. Even if you’re secure in your role, there’s a premium on a leader’s reputation, as it promotes your business and your team and …. yeah … these […]

Operational is no longer a dirty word

Operational is no longer a dirty word

What happens when operational is no longer a dirty word? The reason HR is being so successful right now is that we have made a significant shift. One of these key shifts is from prioritising strategic to prioritising operational. Operational used to be a dirty word BCV (before covid), but where would we have been […]

Leadership language is important all the time

According to HBR 4 of the top 10 most important leadership competencies are attributable to communication (formal and informal). This is why being mindful of your leadership language is important at all times – not just times like these. Have you ever read a leadership communication and thought it was dry, dull or downright dismal? […]

Best practice is old practice

Best practice is old practice

Is best practice now old practice? The reason HR is being so successful right now is that we have made a significant shift. One of these key shifts is from best practitioner to best problem solver. I recently ran a series of workshops with a range of HR practitioners from different backgrounds and businesses, and […]