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INSIDE your team, debate, discuss and decide – then go forward with one voice. Providing everyone has had a chance to have their say, and been genuinely listened to, they will go forward with you. ‘One team – one vision’. This does not mean you are ‘against’ other teams (we can all be in more…… Continue Reading
Time to Read: 1 Minute Business, and Business Leaders, are a Force For Good… they’d better be for all our sakes Why? Three reasons: Economic – Business is the only way the debt will ever be repaid. Society – We need both strong private and public sectors – each is dependent on the other. Without a…… Continue Reading
BRIDGING the gap between education and business is a passion of Mark Durkin. So there can be no greater gift in his role of Professor of Marketing at the University of Ulster than equipping his students with the tools they need to flourish in the harsh world of commerce. On October 24, at the Naked…… Continue Reading
‘IT’S all in the mind’! You will know the phrase. And actually, everything we do is governed by how and what we think. So, how well do you know your own mind – and more pertinently, do you mind your own business? In other words, do you lead, rather than follow, in your actions, in…… Continue Reading
ASK yourself these questions. * What’s your biggest dream? * What do you want to achieve long term? * What does success look like to you? * What’s important to you? Then, consider where you are now, before appreciating what you have to do to get to where you want to be. Then do it!…… Continue Reading
HAVING enjoyed a six-year spell as a Managing Director in a major UK company Jim Collins is well qualified to comment on the question of leadership. He has a few cards up his sleeve. Crucially, though, he makes sure his workforce have the ACE – his key watchwords; Autonomy, Confidence and Empowerment, because, for Jim,…… Continue Reading
“Naked Leader would not be what it is today, without her.” The rushing to catch a flight words of Naked Leader Founder David Taylor, about Rosalind Howard, CEO of Naked Leader. He added: “Rosalind has been CEO of Naked Leader for three years – the most successful period in the company’s history, so far.” He…… Continue Reading
BEING a good leader is not the sole preserve of the entrepreneur. Using recently-retired Sir Alex Ferguson as an example, it is clear from his absence in football that leadership can make a difference in sport, too. Leadership skills possess a universal template. Leading by example, creating a vision, focusing on the positives and copying…… 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 others’ 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
STRIKING while the iron’s hot can be the difference between success – and missing that once in a lifetime opportunity. Seizing an opportunity when it arrives is important and can have a dramatic impact on your personal success. Determination to grab that chance to get on is the key, regardless of ability or training –…… Continue Reading