by Antony Tinker | Dec 28, 2019 | AAR, Culture, Employee Engagement, Mentoring/Coaching
During an After Action Review (AAR) with a client recently, the subject of soft skills came up and it’s been bothering me ever since. Why? Because it’s one of the greatest misnomers in business. ‘Soft’ is not the same as ‘easy’ and, in our experience, these skills...
by Antony Tinker | Oct 21, 2019 | Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership
As leaders, it’s our job to ensure that goals we set for our team are not just achievable, but also exciting, meaningful and understandable. In the same way that storytelling enhances employee engagement, it seems to me that success lies in making stuff more fun than...
by Antony Tinker | Oct 7, 2019 | Culture, Employee Engagement, Leadership
I’ve recently read a small and inspirational book by Mac Anderson, called “212° Service; the 10 rules for creating a service culture”. It’s a great short read full of useful stories and tips which I have thoroughly enjoyed. But the reason for this blog is to share...
by Antony Tinker | May 24, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago I had the wonderful experience of attending a great executive programme at a rather famous business school. I was blown away by the quality of many of the delegates with all they had achieved with their businesses and I felt quite humble in...
by Antony Tinker | Jan 22, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Performance, Teamwork, Uncategorized
I worked for an absolutely charming but rather disorganised boss for 2 years in a multinational office where I was his de facto chief of staff (although that was not in my job description or job title). He appeared one day asking me to set up a video conference with...
by Antony Tinker | Jan 15, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance, Teamwork, Uncategorized
In 2006, I was lucky enough to take a battlegroup to train in Canada. It was a month-long field exercise and we were to spend about 12 days involved in a Tactical Engagement Simulation Exercise (or TESEX). This is a live training event using lasers to simulate...
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