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 | May 21, 2021 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth
Could it be true that the age-old maxim of ‘no pain, no gain’ is nonsense? What if the effortless path is the best one? It is increasingly clear that being under extreme stress for any length of time, rather than pushing us to perform better, is actually doing us...
by Antony Tinker | Apr 9, 2021 | Leadership, Performance, Personal growth, Teamwork
We have a saying in our business: ‘The plan is nothing, but planning is everything.’ The past year has certainly tested the validity of this statement like never before! The ability to implement a change of plan is a true test of leadership and the key to doing so...
by Antony Tinker | Feb 3, 2021 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
About 18 months ago we published a blog on the importance of reinforcing messages through repetition. Given the subject matter, you will forgive us if we revisit this topic! Communicating your priorities – as a business, a team and as an individual – needs to be a...
by Antony Tinker | Jan 25, 2021 | Employee Engagement, Leadership, Performance, Teamwork
As I observed recently in a LinkedIn post, January is often the time for annual appraisals. Leaders, teams and individuals are examining their and others’ performance over the past 12 months, evaluating progress, defining goals and setting objectives for the year...
by Antony Tinker | Nov 13, 2020 | Leadership, Mentoring/Coaching, Performance
When finances are stretched, the future uncertain and organisations under pressure to deliver, some might ask whether leadership mentoring is worth the investment. But these are precisely the moments when such an investment really pays off, not just for the individual...
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