What can I say about Rebecca Fielding that could adequately convey how much I rate her abilities when it comes to supporting graduates into the workplace and enabling organisations to attract, retain and maximise the value-add of the new talent … [Continue reading]
As you strive to develop your executive mindset, keep aware of the obstacles. Then you will have more opportunity to mitigate them, and critically, you will be able to take action now to avoid them troubling you. This will prime you for success, … [Continue reading]
If you’re interested in being promoted, especially to the most senior levels, there are a great many things you need to do. Since I don’t know the specifics of your situation, I cannot predict exactly what you need to do. What I can tell you … [Continue reading]
As an executive, or a talented individual heading for the executive level, your first priority is always to deliver results and meet expectations, in your current role.
I’m sure you’ll agree that this is no easy task in today’s climate.
Yet you’ll also agree that finding the time to focus on your career development, preparing yourself for the next step, exposing yourself to the potential call from a headhunter, is also a top priority.
If you aspire to become an executive, want to be selected as one, and want to succeed at the highest levels, you need to develop and cultivate the right mindset and begin to think like an executive. Exactly what this means depends on the … [Continue reading]
Finally in this series, I want to focus on three rules that will help guide your behaviour as you're out there doing your influencing. As you're going out there, talking to the people that you need to influence, starting to move forward on your … [Continue reading]
Working with (or under) a boss who micro-manages is tough. The lack of trust they are displaying, or rather, you are feeling, can be completely demoralising - at best! And this is far more common than you may realise. Most people in these … [Continue reading]
If you are struggling for visibility, find yourself overlooked when it comes to promotions or new opportunities, or otherwise failing to attract the right sort of attention from senior people, you have a big problem on your hands. I’m not going to … [Continue reading]
Bosses come in many shapes and forms, not all of them are conducive to living a fulfilling and satisfying working life. One accusation I have heard from many disenfranchised subordinates is that their boss is really insecure, "I think he my feel … [Continue reading]
Contrary to what many people would like to believe, there is a place for being autocratic in the workplace as I pointed out in my article Command and Control: Alive and Kicking. The challenge though, is knowing when to be autocratic, and how to do … [Continue reading]