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Why small businesses should consider leadership apprentices for their ‘rising stars’
Since May 2017, larger companies with a wages bill of >£3m have been required to make a 0.5% of total wages bill payment into the Apprenticeship Levy. However, they can then gain subsequent funding for a minimum of 90% of the direct costs of either a new or existing...
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Adapting your leadership style
Adapting your leadership style A few years ago I was having a conversation with a senior manager who was struggling to get his team leaders to do what he requested. He had one team leader who just did their own thing, they were getting the job done but not in an...
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Different equals different, not wrong
Different means different, not wrong There are certain times in my past that stick out to me. One of them was when I was pregnant with my first child. I had certain expectations based on what I knew, for example I thought my child would be born with blond hair...
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Building trust
Building trust – The impact of trust and lack of trust in business relationships can make the difference between whether the working relationship is successful or unsuccessful. Lack of trust can cause unhealthy communication between colleagues and a lack of...
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Sense of purpose
Sense of purpose – exploring different types of purpose and how a sense of purpose bonds like-minded people Relationships are a core part of working. Having healthy relationships helps build a healthy team. More recently there have been lots of people having to...
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Being constructive not destructive
Assertive communication – understanding it and how to use it well Have you ever faced any of these scenarios: People not following your instruction. Disagreements with yourself or between staff members. Your team not giving their best even though you know they have...
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Key steps to delegation
You are overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs to be done, but delegation seems too much hard work. Maybe you can relate to some of these statements: It is just easier to do the job myself No one does it the way I want it done They don’t understand the job I...
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Seven Keys to Effective Communication
Do you want to develop confidence and the ability to make presentations to key influencers like senior managers and customers etc? There is so much to think about when making a presentation, including location, content, audience, tech, handouts, voice, body...
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Deep work techniques when tasks require more focus
There are some tasks that require our full focus to complete properly. It’s very easy to let distractions get in the way of difficult tasks We might feel that we are very busy with answering emails, noting group chat conversations and attending multiple meetings....
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Is performance management a thing of the past?
There are a few things in the job description of a manager that don’t always stand out as being the most exciting, Performance Management is one of them. If the organisation you are in has a formal process, with as many variations of title as you can think of, it’s...
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