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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...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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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...
Ian Kirkby
Apr 27, 20236 min read
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The Latest Leadership Trends
Please see attached for a very helpful report by CoreStrengths which highlights the 4 key trends in leadership development discovered...
Ian Kirkby
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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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...
Ian Kirkby
Jul 26, 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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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...
Ian Kirkby
May 5, 20221 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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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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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...
Ian Kirkby
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Ian Kirkby
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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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...
Ian Kirkby
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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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...
Ian Kirkby
May 24, 20211 min read
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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...
Ian Kirkby
May 11, 20211 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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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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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...
Ian Kirkby
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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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?...
Ian Kirkby
Jan 18, 20212 min read
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