What a difference a day makes…

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<div style="text-align:justify">In theory, succession planning should be a thoughtful and measured practice undertaken with due consideration to the evolution of a business. However the last few years have cast long shadows over such restraint.&nbsp;Businesses have had to change more rapidly than ever before.&nbsp;The skills we admired in yesterday&rsquo;s, or even today&rsquo;s, leaders, may not be the skills we want in our leaders in tomorrow&rsquo;s hyper-ventilating business climate.&nbsp;But who is going to tell them that?&nbsp;Self-awareness can be a cruel mistress.</div>
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<div style="text-align:justify">Political leaders, if the events of the past week are to be considered, do not enjoy the same breathing space as their corporate peers.&nbsp;However, corporate warrior or political protagonist, the common theme is that we are attracted by leaders who &ldquo;build enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and professional will.&rdquo; (Jim Collins, <i>Good to Great</i>)</div>
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Why employee engagement matters

The latest Gallup research finds that businesses with high employee engagement have 12% higher customer advocacy (brand ambassadors), 18% higher productivity (performance output) and 12% higher profitability (return on investment in people) compared to companies with low employee engagement.

People management is not just a functional responsibility; it is integral to business performance and management skills. Managers need to understand how to bring out the best capabilities of all employees, recognise and maximise return on their top performers and achieve projected business results...

Book Review “Strategy, Leadership and the Soul" Jennifer Sertl and Koby Huberman

Released in June, this book is timely and relevant. It provides a fresh point of view on our future as business people, consumers, and human beings. The authors, professional consultants and coaches, explain the major transformations that are under way both in ourselves and in the world around us. They argue that by embracing our soul and intuition, we can build organisations and opportunities that reflect our goals and values. Strategy, Leadership and the Soul presents a new paradigm for organisations. In building their case, the authors present a unique analysis of the dynamics of organisational evolution since 1850 to the present day. They reflect on how the context of the changing nature of society over time has adjusted organisational structure and leadership and demonstrate how this has been vital to the sustainability of those organisations....

Emails – has familiarity breed contempt?

When we think of writing for business, we often think only of proposals, reports, tenders and letters; formal communications that require planning and filing. We are often almost cavalier in our approach to the most commonly used written touchpoint in business, the email. Some of us write and receive hundreds of emails every day, paying little attention to their preparation let alone checking them for basic spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.

Yet email is as permanent as any other written medium we use in business. This fact has come back to haunt many a company and individual.
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Mid-year specials

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The power of protein

Over the past few years there has been great debate about the quantity and type of protein people should be eating. There has been the high protein diet, the high carb/low protein diet, the Atkins diet, and so the list goes on. Here is a guide to what you should be eating, and the importance of getting enough protein....

Film Review for the Month

Featuring our pick of the films for July…...

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