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Breaking the Accountability Dilemma: A Human-Centered Approach

Breaking the Accountability Dilemma: A Human-Centered Approach

By on Apr 9, 2025 in Executive Coaching, Leadership, Managing People, Team Development | 0 comments

Accountability is an integral part of team performance., yet for many managers it presents a dilemma. How can you and your fellow managers ensure accountability without undermining a culture of engagement and empathetic leadership? Accountability managed well fosters personal growth, builds confidence and lifts individual and team results but handled poorly it can...

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Reflections on Coaching: Building Leader-Full Organisations

Reflections on Coaching: Building Leader-Full Organisations

By on Mar 19, 2025 in Executive Coaching | 0 comments

As I started to grow into my role as a coach, Warren asked me to think about what it was I wanted to stand for and achieve. It made me pause and reflect. For me, I want to inspire and coach leaders to inspire and develop their organisations to be leader-full—allowing them to be successful and ensuring their organisations are sustainable over the long term.  ...

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The Importance of Hiring Right the First Time and Avoiding the 5 Recruitment Traps

The Importance of Hiring Right the First Time and Avoiding the 5 Recruitment Traps

By on Mar 13, 2025 in Recruitment | 0 comments

Recruitment is one of the most critical decisions a business can make. Jim Collins (Good to Great) and Patrick Lencioni (5 Dysfunctions of a Team) both emphasise the importance of getting the right people on the bus and in the right seats to create a high-performing and sustainable business. Yet, many SMEs fall into common recruitment traps that lead to costly...

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Compliance or Growth? Why You Can’t Have One Without the Other

Compliance or Growth? Why You Can’t Have One Without the Other

By on Feb 5, 2025 in Change Management, Managing People, Strategy | 0 comments

I had a conversation with a client last week which prompted me to think about the HR challenges that you face when you are a business leader experiencing the challenge of implementing your strategic plans. The question I was asked was: How do I know if I’ve got all my HR bases covered? The question was coming from a place not just of compliance but a genuine desire...

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Navigating Business Challenges: When Redundancy Becomes Inevitable

Navigating Business Challenges: When Redundancy Becomes Inevitable

By on Nov 13, 2024 in Change Management, Managing People, Team Development | 0 comments

When the going gets tough, tough decisions need to be made. Based on our experience, this has been a tough year for many SME’s. And for some, the unavoidable and unfortunate conclusion has been to let some people go. As a business leader, you know that the road to growth isn’t always smooth. Sometimes, despite your best efforts, sales decline, demand falter,...

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