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How effective is your collaboration at work?

Our `Future of Work´ report found that the evolution of communication tools in the last decade is having a major impact on organizations.  One area where this is really being felt is how we...

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Leading into the future: control less, trust more!

As we outlined in our previous posts on the future of work, the world of work is evolving rapidly. Leaders are facing a wide range of complex new challenges, and to respond to these effectively, they...

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Why to improve performance?

Why not? would be one way to answer this question. Here are 3 more good reasons: 1. On a personal level, most people want to be able to do things well and feel good about themselves afterwards. When...

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Pre-requisites to better performance

As a leader you are normally responsible for both your own and your people’s performance. Here are 3 things to consider when setting performance targets and key performance indicators (KPIs): To be...

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Do you really need coaching?

The answer to this is probably, NO! But do you want to solve a problem, achieve better results or learn something new? Do you want your teams to have less conflict, to perform better or to deliver...

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Are your labels working?

“Labels are for filing, labels are for clothing, labels are not for people” ~ Martina Navratilova In our quest to understand ourselves we are often drawn to all sorts of frivolous games, quizzes and...

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Discover your Sales Performance Gaps

Your sales force is the lifeblood of your organisation. They generate the sales that keep everyone else employed and hopefully enough profits to reinvest in new products and services. However, it’s...

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How can you close your Sales Performance Gap?

Your sales force is the lifeblood of your organisation. They generate the sales that keep everyone else employed and hopefully enough profits to reinvest in new products and services. However, it’s...

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Is HR about to become the next casualty of Disruptive Innovation?

When Steve Jobs launched the iPhone in 2007 people were stunned. Three mobile devices in one. Nobody had done that before. The mobile phone makers were caught out big time. Many people thought it was...

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How do you deal with conflict in teams?

If you’ve ever played on a winning team you’ll know the feeling you get when everything just runs smoothly. There’s an energy and elegance that comes to the fore and very little can go wrong....

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Is HR about to become the next casualty of Disruptive Innovation?

When Steve Jobs launched the iPhone in 2007 people were stunned. Three mobile devices in one. Nobody had done that before. The mobile phone makers were caught out big time. Many people thought it was...

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Is there a Donald Trump in your organisation?

It’s often said that “You can choose your friends but you can’t always choose your work colleagues”. Or can you? Whatever your political views, most people would agree that Donald Trump has a specific...

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Do you know the secret to high performance?

Often talked about and sometimes shunned, Performance can be a sensitive subject in an organisation. Some people want to measure it. However, it’s often easier to measure the results of performance...

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Why are team days a waste of time and money?

You may be wondering why I would suggest this, especially as I run a People Development business. Surely, I’m turning away revenue opportunities? Actually, I firmly believe that one-off team days are a...

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When is too much of a good thing a bad thing?

My daughter, who’s in her first year at university, is going for an interview for a part-time job this week. So, I’ve been helping her prepare. Luckily we have access to all the Harrison Career...

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How much is this costing you today?

Most of us hate to make mistakes. It doesn’t feel good even when you learn something new as a result. It certainly doesn’t feel good when it costs you or your organisation money. Probably the most...

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Are your leaders able to drive organisational performance?

Effective leaders drive organisational performance. Factors that interfere with high levels of performance need to be identified and dealt with early and often. The key factors that threaten high...

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Discover the 3 Key Ingredients for better Employee Engagement

Employee Engagement is a hot topic—and for good reason. Research studies from Gallup®, BlessingWhite®, and many more continue to demonstrate that engagement highly impacts key organisational metrics...

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Discover the 6 Critical Factors for Choosing Predictive Assessments

The investment spent on recruiting, developing and retaining employees represents a significant portion of an organization’s budget. The landscape is cluttered with tools and technology to address this...

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Are your people collaboration ready?

It’s almost impossible to have a conversation today about the workplace without the topic of collaboration coming up. However, have you ever wondered what it really takes to truly collaborate in a way...

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