16/06/2013
Emotional Intelligence - the radio show!
Live on air - Just what is Emotional Intelligence? | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
I discuss my appearance on the Knowing Your Business Show, where I answer questions like: Why can’t you just say to people - Get on with your work!?
04/06/2013
Do you think your manager should be your mentor?
Is a manager the best person to be a mentor? | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
Answering the question of whether a manager can be a good coach and/or mentor and whether this obviates the need for an independent coach and mentor.
03/06/2013
Which is better, getting someone new or promoting someone from within the organisation?
Hire externally or internally promote? | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
Is it best to hire in someone new to the organisation, to bring in new ideas or promote someone internally, who already knows the organisation and the culture.
20/05/2013
Would you say you're a good boss or a bad boss?
Good Boss or Bad Boss | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
If you think of the best boss and the worst boss you've ever had, how do they compare? What do they do differently? How could you improve to be a better boss?
12/05/2013
Are there things you could do, if only you didn't believe you weren't capable of doing them?
Get the scalpel and cut it out | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
Limiting beliefs significantly hold you back from achieving your full potential. Improve yourself by identifying and removing self-limiting and negative beliefs.
12/05/2013
Five more growing pains ....
Five more growing pains a company can avoid | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
When companies grow in size they often experience a common set of people issues, as people adjust to change. Recognising the issues allows you to resolve them.
29/04/2013
Do you recognise these growing pains?
Five growing pains of a company to avoid | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
When companies grow in size they often experience a common set of people issues, as people adjust to change. Recognising the issues allows you to resolve them.
21/04/2013
Are you aware of your feelings and emotions?
Five ways to improve your Self Awareness | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
Emotionally Intelligent leaders have the capacity to recognise how their feelings and emotions impact on their personal opinions, attitudes and judgements.
13/04/2013
Stop and enyoy the present moment.
http://www.potentialmatters.co.uk/blog/all-you-have-is-now-miss-it-and-its-gone/
All you have is now – miss it and it’s gone | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
Developing your self-awareness helps you to appreciate the present moment and enjoy whatever is true of your life in the present moment,
07/04/2013
Do you praise people? If so that's great; however what do you praise them for? It could make a big difference.
Can praise be bad as well as good?p[;0 | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
Praising people when they perform well is considered a good thing; however research suggests a big difference between praising effort and praising ability.
01/04/2013
Do you communicate on-line in the same way as you do off-line?
Are you socially intelligent about social media? | Thoughts of a Leadership & Management Coach
Developing Emotional Intelligence can help to build better and stronger relationships in every day encounters; however is this also the case with Social Media.