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Rapid Leadership Development Coaching Package
Do you want to improve your ability to better motivate and lead your team? Or perhaps you aspire to be a more senior leader and want to...
Ian Kirkby
Sep 28, 20232 min read
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Starting well as a new CEO/Leader
This is a really helpful article by McKinsey on how to get off to a good start as a new CEO: https://bit.ly/Aspire113 I particularly like...
Ian Kirkby
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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Guest Blog - The Leader as a Listener
My thanks to Taz Ahmad for another guest blog on leadership. In this blog, Taz considers the importance of being an active listener. A...
Ian Kirkby
Nov 15, 20224 min read
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Addressing Common Leadership Issues - Pt7: Managing Time
This is the seventh in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...
Ian Kirkby
Oct 3, 202210 min read
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Addressing Common Leadership Issues - Pt1: Impostor Syndrome
This is the first in a series of blogs in which we will look at some of the common issues faced by modern leaders and how they can be...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 28, 20226 min read
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Leading for Effect
The business benefits from having positively engaged staff are irrefutable and well documented (see, for example, the MacLeod report into...
Ian Kirkby
May 19, 20222 min read
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Guest Blog: 5 Qualities All Effective Leaders Have in Common - by Taseer (Taz) Ahmad
Thanks to my friend, Taz, for this guest blog in which he highlights some of the qualities of effective leaders. Business leaders are the...
Ian Kirkby
Feb 21, 20224 min read
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Do you Need a Career Coach?
By: Ian Kirkby. A really good question! The answer of course depends on what you want: if you have an ambitious streak and want to climb...
Ian Kirkby
Feb 14, 20223 min read
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Does Coaching Really Make a Difference?
Yes! As long ago as 2009, around 90% of organisations were using coaching and the trend continues upwards (https://bit.ly/AspireMCL021). ...
Ian Kirkby
Feb 1, 20221 min read
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Scared of Public Speaking?
Public speaking is a big fear for many. This short HBR article gives some good tips: https://bit.ly/AspireMCL111 Preparation and...
Ian Kirkby
Nov 3, 20211 min read
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Leadership in the new Normal
Good article by McKinsey on how CEOs and other leaders can succeed in the new environment: https://bit.ly/AspireMCL101 Covid has...
Ian Kirkby
Oct 18, 20212 min read
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Do Psychometric and Behavioural Analysis Tools Really Work?
Yes!! Here is a link to a recent study into one such tool called 'DiSC': Everything DiSC - Insights to Action The study claims a c.90%...
Ian Kirkby
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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What Makes for a Successful Business Leader?
This is a really interesting report from HBR based on 10 years' research into the behaviours of successful CEOs:...
Ian Kirkby
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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Don't Let Inadequate Leadership Stifle Your Business!
With businesses coming out of lockdown, the challenges for leaders are greater than ever: making hybrid teams work, building resilience...
Ian Kirkby
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Making Remote Boards and Teams More Effective
The trend towards remote and home working was already apparent before Covid-19 made it a necessity. As a return to normal edges closer,...
Ian Kirkby
Apr 19, 20211 min read
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The 5 Behaviours - New Personal Development Option
Aspire MCL has long used the excellent 5 Behaviours (5Bs) model to help develop high-performing boards and teams. Now, Patrick Lencioni...
Ian Kirkby
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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