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Time to Read – Until you do something about them There are “Leaders” and there are “Followers” and then there are… “Wallowers” A brilliant word thought up by Jon Kidd, our NL Sigma specialist. Leadership is behaviour, not a position – we can all behave as leaders, and when others do, we follow. And then…… Continue Reading
PREPARATION, preparation, preparation. A title for a new TV programme perhaps? Well, possibly, although more pertinently, this is what you need to concentrate on before making a presentation. Anybody who has stood in front of a gathering having to make a speech will appreciate how daunting it can be. The key is to be yourself.…… Continue Reading
THERE will always be a need for a coach to take you on a journey. Coaching is a one-to-one, on-the-job approach by managers and trainers to help people develop their skills and levels of competence. It can also involve group learning – and nobody does it better than Naked Leader. Through inspirational speaker David Taylor…… Continue Reading
TO develop a repeatable process for your events, be obsessive in your preparation. Have a checklist of what you need to do, take it, and follow it, religiously.… Continue Reading
WE all know a coach can move people from one place to another – generally around 52 at a time on most trips these days! Well, how about using coaching as a different type of vehicle, one that can take you from a certain place in your life into a different area altogether? A whole…… Continue Reading
WORK on ownership, accountability and strengths. Hold a meeting and, as a team, agree that no one will ever say anything behind each other’s backs which they would not say to their faces. This is a given, and must be accepted on an emotional level. If everyone simply nods, they will not do it. If…… Continue Reading
Light the Blue Touch paper On this Guy Fawkes’ day (I love that apostrophe – this day belongs to a man who nearly blew up the British parliament!) – let’s talk about fireworks, which are very important to you achieving what you want to achieve in life. Let’s talk procrastination, which I have always thought…… Continue Reading
POTENTIAL, potential, potential. The word is not particularly long word but its ramifications are far reaching. We all have it. And Claire Batey, a recent attendee at Naked Leaders’ Coaching in a Corporate Environment Seminar believes maximising someone else’s is one of life’s pleasures. And she wholeheartedly recommends other people sign up for a future…… Continue Reading
MAKE a date for November 13th and the Naked Leader’s NLP – The Psychology of Influence workshop. The subject is chemistry – and no, this is not about Bunsen burners, test tubes and insoluble substances! Rapport, hitting it off with someone, the ability to empathise with others – some people have it, others do not.…… Continue Reading
Ruth When I asked for a coaching volunteer at the recent “Naked Coach” London Business Forum, 2 ½ month old Ruth volunteered without hesitation! As Ruth Slept! We were given the opportunity to consider Choice… and our Choice to make the change in our lives… to fulfil the promise we had in those first few…… Continue Reading