Are you Sceptical About Psychometrics? By Ian Kirkby
I have to confess that I was. I used to think that just treating people with respect and rewarding/motivating them to get the job done...
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Ian Kirkby
- Apr 27
- 6 min
Addressing Common Leadership Issues - Pt8: Attracting, Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent
This is the eighth 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...
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Ian Kirkby
- Jan 3
- 2 min
The Latest Leadership Trends
Please see attached for a very helpful report by CoreStrengths which highlights the 4 key trends in leadership development discovered...
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Ian Kirkby
- Jul 26, 2022
- 6 min
Addressing Common Leadership Issues – Pt4: Building High-Performance Boards and Teams
This is the fourth 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...
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Ian Kirkby
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
Leading for Effect
The business benefits from having positively engaged staff are irrefutable and well documented (see, for example, the MacLeod report into...
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Ian Kirkby
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Great Teams Don't Just Happen!
Jim Collins' observations in this LI post are true, simple and powerful, but too often lacking: https://bit.ly/AspireMCL051 Great teams...
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Ian Kirkby
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Ian Kirkby
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
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%...
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Ian Kirkby
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Are you Ready for the Next Big Crisis?
If there is one skill that leaders and businesses are going to need in ever-increasing measure, it is adaptability. This excellent...
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Ian Kirkby
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
How Much do you Trust Your Team?
I have often noted how trust is the foundation of any long-lasting, high-performance board or team. This excellent article by HBR asks...
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Ian Kirkby
- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
Making Remote Teams More Effective
Even after Covid, remote teams will be here to stay. In reality, the lockdown only accelerated an already clear trend towards remote and...
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Ian Kirkby
- May 24, 2021
- 1 min
Creating, Developing and Maintaining High-Performance Teams
As a certified Everything DiSC facilitator, Aspire MCL has access to an incredibly simple but powerful team assessment tool called 'Team...
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Ian Kirkby
- May 11, 2021
- 1 min
Is Kindness Good for Business?
Helpful HBR article on the businesses benefits of being kind at work: http://bit.ly/AspireMCL053 Of course, we are all different in our...
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Ian Kirkby
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
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:...
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Ian Kirkby
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Ian Kirkby
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
Belbin Team Roles
Belbin Team Roles is a great tool for helping to ensure that people are suited to the nature of the work required. It can be used to...
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Ian Kirkby
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
New SDI 2.0 Online Assessments - Special Offer!
■ As a leader, do you know how to bring out the best in each of your team members? Do you know what drives them to do their best work?...
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