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Ian Kirkby
Jan 75 min read
What could your senior leadership team achieve if it worked to its full potential?
That was the question Bain & Company consultants asked a client in 2022. The client had been successful, growing in both size and...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Mini-Series on The 5 Behaviours - Video
Ian recently started posting short videos on 'The 5 Behaviours of Cohesive Teams', based on the book by Patrick Lencioni. The first of...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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, 20226 min read
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
Jul 22, 20221 min read
Podcast - Leadership Styles and Dealing With Stress
Really enjoyed being interviewed by Scott Challinor of The Leaders Council. Scott asked about leadership styles, how to exercise...
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Ian Kirkby
May 19, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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 1, 20221 min read
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). ...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 24, 20211 min read
Leading a Hybrid Team
How do you lead a hybrid team? The vast majority of clients and other contacts I have are moving towards a hybrid working model and it...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 22, 20211 min read
High-Performing Remote Teams
Interesting read from HBR on the latest findings around remote team performance: https://bit.ly/AspireMCL102 It is no surprise that...
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Ian Kirkby
Sep 27, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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
Aug 2, 20214 min read
Guest Blog on Getting the Most from Remote Teams
Many thanks to Taseer (Taz) Ahmad from Axies Digital/Volta Blue for the guest blog below. As he rightly notes, trust is foundational to...
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Ian Kirkby
Jul 8, 20212 min read
"Culture eats strategy for breakfast!" - So how can you grow a high-performance culture?
Those famous words by Peter Drucker, the consultant widely regarded as the father of modern management thinking, have been proved true...
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Ian Kirkby
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Can you Really Trust Your Remote Teams?
Hybrid or remote working is here to stay for many organisations, but can you really trust your staff to apply themselves just as much at...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 30, 20211 min read
Hybrid Working Strategy
Many companies are evaluating their options regarding working from home. The most common solution emerging is for hybrid working:...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 21, 20212 min read
The Effect of the Pandemic on Employee Engagement.
Engaged employees are those who are motivated at work and actively seek to promote their organisations' interests. The business benefits...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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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