A few years ago, I was speaking at a conference for head teachers on personality types and on ways to bring out the best in people. After my talk, the head teacher of a school for special needs children approached me with a letter she had written, requesting an increase in her school budget. It…
Leadership is responding to the specific needs of an individual rather than behaving in standard, generic ways. Watch following video to get an overview of this unique NEEDS approach. Leadership is complex. It is not realistic to expect one person to be “getting it right” for his/her colleagues no matter how many leadership courses they have…
It’s all about needs You come to work to have your needs met. It might be the salary so you can feed the children and pay the mortgage or it might be for social reasons etc. If your needs are not met in the job, what is the consequence, how will it leave you feeling?…
The cost of Employee Disengagement can be startling! Most organizations realize the need for (and huge bottom-line benefits of) an engaged workforce, but the majority still struggle with it. The cost of Employee Disengagement can be startling, and while studies show 90% of leaders agreeing that it directly impacts business success, only 25% have a…
I was running a team building event with 12 people. I had introduced the Key Principle -treat others as they want to be treated rather than as you want to be treated and we were teasing out the implications of this for good working relationships. At this point the team leader turned to his team…
To get to the pearl you must open the shell. Build a culture of workforce openness and discover your own gems. Books, eyelids, convenience stores and even web browsers all have one thing in common… For them to function effectively they need to be open. The same is true of the employees in any team, department…