The Damage Caused by Micromanagers
Most people readily understand the negative effects of micromanagement. However, the reality is that too many leaders, on appointment,...
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Ian Kirkby
Apr 23, 20191 min
Give Your Staff a Voice
Article: http://bit.ly/Feedback-HBR This short study by the HBR shows the effect of allowing staff the opportunity to provide feedback....
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 12, 20181 min
The Number 1 Quality of Great Managers
It is well known that working practices have changed rapidly and will continue to do so. In an age of flexibility,...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 21, 20181 min
Performance Review Biases - And How To Avoid Them
Performance reviews get a bad press these days. However, they can still be a great tool if done properly and used as part of an ongoing...
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Ian Kirkby
Jun 11, 20181 min
Asking Great Questions
The ability to ask great questions is a key leadership skill: they unlock/reveal information, stimulate thinking and boost engagement....
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Ian Kirkby
May 2, 20181 min
How to Manage an Employee who Always Makes Excuses
I hope you never need this, but just in case..... https://goo.gl/Bk3AJB Don't skip over the first point: make sure you are holding them...
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Ian Kirkby
Mar 15, 20181 min
Employee Surveys are Still Important
They used to be common but a modern trend is to use computer algorithms to measure metrics such as email response times to gauge employee...
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Ian Kirkby
Feb 7, 20181 min
Have a Nice Conflict!
Healthy conflict or opposition is essential to generating better ideas and securing buy-in. I find this tool really helpful in promoting...
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 16, 20181 min
Creating Executive Team Norms
Your team already has its norms. The question is: Does it have the norms you want? It's down to the leader to ensure the answer is 'yes'....
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 10, 20181 min
Leaders Make Hard Decisions
It seems that managers DO put off hard decisions if there is no competition or accountability: https://goo.gl/Fght73 Lots of...
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Ian Kirkby
Jan 2, 20181 min
Effective Leadership - Tip 9 - Make Time for your People.
Despite the costs in money, time, stress and effort, too many firms still rely on 'stick and carrot' (put in that order intentionally)...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 28, 20171 min
Effective Leadership - Tip 6 - Always Exercise Accountability
Once you have made a decision and allocated the tasks, always hold people to account for delivering. To do so, it is important that they...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 22, 20172 min
Effective Leadership - Tip 5 – Learn to Coach and Mentor.
Coaching and mentoring are 2 essential tools in the leader’s arsenal. The vast majority of large, successful companies now expect their...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 21, 20171 min
What is Conflict Costing Your business?
What is unhealthy conflict costing your business? Here's a tool to help you quantify: https://goo.gl/5qmdHq Aspire's programmes help...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 14, 20171 min
Effective Leadership - Tip 4
Delegate effectively. There are 2 main errors leaders can make: delegate too little, too late and continue to micro-manage, or delegate...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 10, 20171 min
Why Bother With Teams?
Simple but useful reminder on how teams help businesses: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-teams-matter-jo-keeler/ Belbin is a great...
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Ian Kirkby
Nov 8, 20171 min
Effective Leadership - Tip 3
There are many exciting aspects to leadership: making decisions, growing your staff, setting the vision, etc. Communicating the same...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 30, 20171 min
Effective Leadership - Tip 2
Be consistent but tailor your style. It is important to be even-handed and consistent when dealing with your team whilst also...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 9, 20171 min
Effective Meetings - Tip 10
Okay, as this is the last in the '10 tips' series for meetings, here are 2 to finish with: 1. Debrief with self and others after a...
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Ian Kirkby
Oct 2, 20171 min
Effective Meetings - Tip 9
Be prepared. Lots of aspects to this, of course, but I find it helpful to focus on the following 2 activities: Research the attendees by...
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