Guest blog by Janet Burton, 9th August 2016 Editorial note. Janet Burton is a co-trainer on our RiverRhee Introduction to Management course. I asked her if she would be willing to write a blog on one of the aspects that we cover, and she chose delegation, a topic that we explore on day 3 of the …
Guest blog by John Hicks, 26th July 2016 Editorial note from Elisabeth Goodman: Many of the managers that we work with are transitioning from a scientist to a manager role. John Hicks has joined our RiverRhee team to support us with our training, and also to provide coaching for scientists making this transition. So I’m pleased …
Calibrating the mind to lead teams. Five tips for being an effective team leader. Read More »
Red Balloon Last week, Janet Burton and I had the pleasure of working with several of the Coordinators and other staff from the Red Balloon at their headquarters in Cambridge. These talented and caring individuals work with often deeply troubled young people at the Red Balloon’s centres around the UK who have experienced bullying and other traumas …
Why yet another article about leadership? I’ve had an unusually busy few weeks so the gap between my blogs has been greater than usual. However the magical combination, for me, of coming across an inspirational article, engaging with enthusiastic people, and listening to others’ ideas at a conference has finally triggered my own reflections! So, this blog is about …
Empathy can make a difference in every situation that we find ourselves in as leaders or managers I recently read Geoff Crane‘s chapter 55 ‘Empathy in Project Management’ in the ‘Gower Handbook of People in Project Management‘. It’s a very large book, with a wealth of fascinating information, so I’m dipping into it a chapter …
By Elisabeth Goodman HAVING FUN WITH PINTEREST Summer is a wonderful time to reflect and play with new ideas. I’ve been having a lovely time exploring Pinterest for new insights to inspire the teams I work with in workshops. Pinterest has only been going since 2010 and although it already has more than 70 million …
By Elisabeth Goodman Managing, coaching, mentoring, training, consulting, counseling: these are all terms that may or may not be part of a team and project manager’s toolkit. How are they different? And how can coaching in particular be applied in project management? About 25 practicing project managers and others interested in the topic gathered near …
Coaching applied to project management – APM seminar (#APMEoE) Read More »
People leave their managers not their companies “70% of people leave their managers or supervisors, not their company”. These were some of the research findings shared with us this morning by Sue Gibson, Human Resources Consultant at DoubleG Assosiates LLP, in a Cambridge Network Breakfast meeting on retention and motivation of staff. She also told …
I’ve been on the look out for a good book on how to help teams develop their key messages for introducing change. Whilst ‘Perfect Phrases for Communicating Change’ by Lawrence Polsky and Antoine Gershel1, does indeed have a rich array of phrases to use in different situations, it still did not quite help me with …
Communicating change – some practical procedural guidance Read More »
‘Topgrading’ by Bradford D Smart1, is a wonderful testament to the existence of talented individuals who can also ‘work smarter’, ‘deliver higher quality work’, ‘demonstrate greater team work’, and ‘find ways to get the job done in less time and with less cost’. Smart argues that it’s the proportion of ‘A’ players in an organisation …
“Topgrading”: it’s possible to be talented AND be an effective team player Read More »
