In many ways leadership is both simple and hard at the same time.If we want people to follow us, we need to build trust, we need to "go there first" and show what "good looks like".Being that role model, that exemplar is what it really takes. Being brave or courageous to take the first step and show other where to go and how to take risks. … [Read more...] about Leaders – go there first
Freelance – Five Golden Rules to Consider as a Consultant
Thinking of going freelance as a consultant? I spend a lot of my marketing time on the LinkedIn platform. I find the groups particularly valuable. Today I commented on a group discussion, and it led me to thinking about the golden rules for freelancing or consulting. As an experienced business adviser and a freelance consultant. I consider five key golden rules for freelance success to be: 1) - never more than 20% or your turnover from one client (its too dangerous & not sustainable) 2) … [Read more...] about Freelance – Five Golden Rules to Consider as a Consultant
Informal Learning – ensure learning is shared
It's easy to spend money on training course and conferences, but do we really maximise the learning?Most organizations do not require people to share their learning - why not make it a part of your learning management, to have people offer peer presentations of events attended and start local discussion groups to further develop and transfer new knowledge … [Read more...] about Informal Learning – ensure learning is shared
Accelerate learning by making it fun
The only real effective way to accelerate learning, assuming good instructional design, is to ensure the people learning have fun. Fun as THEY define fun, not as the trainer/ facilitator defines it! … [Read more...] about Accelerate learning by making it fun
Leaders – show what good looks like
As a leader we need to be able to show our people what success looks like, this means going there first … [Read more...] about Leaders – show what good looks like
Communicate until you are bored with the message
If a message is to be understood, especially if new, we need to repeat, repeat, repeat … [Read more...] about Communicate until you are bored with the message
Communicate, communicate, communicate all change information
Communicate all change informationCommunicate until you are bored with the message, only then it will start to be understood by people.Easy to say, but this is still one of the biggest errors made during change project. the failure to communicate enough. Often project leads will think they have communicated a lot. Employees will claim they have not been communicated to at all.there is only one solution.Communicate, communicate, communicate. Tell them until you get … [Read more...] about Communicate, communicate, communicate all change information
