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How to Handle Being put on the Spot in a Meeting
Great HBR article on this issue: https://goo.gl/mhzRUw Key points are to be prepared for every meeting and to view it as an opportunity...
Ian Kirkby
Apr 17, 20181 min read


How Does Poor Leadership Show Itself?
Great article highlighting the most common traits of bad leaders: https://www.td.org/insights/19-traits-of-bad-bosses How does your boss...
Ian Kirkby
Apr 5, 20181 min read


The Damage Done by Invisible Leaders
Invisible leaders are a plague in many organisations. This article illustrates the damage they can do: https://goo.gl/DsZgy5 As it notes,...
Ian Kirkby
Apr 2, 20181 min read


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...
Ian Kirkby
Mar 15, 20181 min read


Make Time for Thinking
https://goo.gl/mguvF7 - I recommend time for strategic thinking to all the execs I coach: it is vital for maintaining a strategic...
Ian Kirkby
Mar 8, 20181 min read


How one bad Employee can Ruin a Good Team
https://goo.gl/ptvKhc This shows the importance for leaders to be willing to have those tough conversations and make hard calls. It may...
Ian Kirkby
Mar 6, 20181 min read


Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses
Most leaders I coach have a poor appreciation of their weaknesses. 360 reporting may be uncomfortable at times, but it can be an...
Ian Kirkby
Feb 26, 20181 min read


Leading in a Crisis
Another good HBR article, this one on dealing with crises: https://goo.gl/hqZDDi Remember that as the CEO/leader, you set the tone for...
Ian Kirkby
Feb 13, 20181 min read


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...
Ian Kirkby
Feb 7, 20181 min read


Strategic Focus
Strategic focus really does pay off: https://goo.gl/vKr2V1 As well as saying 'no', be prepared to say 'stop' - strategy needs to be agile...
Ian Kirkby
Jan 29, 20181 min read
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