by Antony Tinker | Apr 19, 2022 | Culture, Leadership, Teamwork
Sir Alex Ferguson said that the two most powerful words in his vocabulary when managing Manchester United were “well done”. But how often in your career have you felt that your hard work and achievements haven’t been properly noticed? One of the most common complaints...
by Antony Tinker | Feb 11, 2022 | Culture, Leadership, Personal growth
There is certainly no shortage of scholarship and opinion on how to be a good leader. Countless research projects and thousands of years of analysis have led to a huge variety of models of good leadership. These models may fall in and out of fashion but, at its core,...
by Antony Tinker | Oct 15, 2021 | Culture, Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
Just as the seasons have a predictable cycle, so there is a natural ebb and flow to business. The rhythm of your organisation may be linked to your sales or production cycle or other external factors, but there will also be unpredictable change which leaders need to...
by Antony Tinker | Sep 17, 2021 | Culture, Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
As we have observed before, success means different things to different people, but the concept of trying to ‘be a success’ seems inherently problematic. This was brought home to me by a quote I read this week: “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.”...
by Antony Tinker | Apr 23, 2021 | Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Mentoring/Coaching, Teamwork
Of all the essential skills of leadership, listening is the most important. Learning how to listen to yourself as well as to others, to really listen, is the key to understanding everything, yet is rarely taught. After many years of working as a coach and mentor I’m...
by Antony Tinker | Dec 11, 2020 | Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership
Recently I find myself thinking a good deal about the importance of connection; what it truly means and how to achieve and sustain it. Perhaps it’s because so much of this year has been spent living in a much smaller sphere of existence, being physically distanced...
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