When I was a salaried employee—of a variety of companies including Marks and Spencer and CMG, a full services IT business—I had no problem leaving at the end of the day and putting the job out of my mind. Not for me the contest to leave last or be in early. As a self employed […]
Posts from ‘October, 2010’
Balancing Act – Return on Investment (ROI) with Return on Energy, Effort and Enthusiasm (ROE)
by Christine Marsh CPT, Prime Objectives In these challenging times, the obvious focus for any business is on obtaining a return on investment (ROI) . Whilst you continue to strive to become more efficient in the systems and processes you have invested in, let’s not overlook the wellbeing of people who need to feel effective […]
What Price Gold? by Andy Mouncey
I caught one of the post-Beijing ‘This is how we dun it’ gigs towards the back end of last 2008 – in this case British Cycling as told by Dan Hunt, coach of women’s endurance squad – who all did rather well, as you may recall. As is usual at this level there are a […]
Can serious business include fun? by Brian Chernett
Just the expression ‘serious business’ suggests that we need to have our faces set into a serious expression whilst we embrace the ‘work ethic’ and drive ourselves and our employees into the ground. What if it didn’t have to be that way? What if work was leavened with fun, indeed what if work was fun? […]
Alex Alley and Paula Reid teach us to apply ‘what’s best for boat’ to our businesses – by Peter Pritchett
Directors Forum Group 2 enjoyed a very polished and entertaining session from Alex Alley and Paula Reid this month. Alex and Paul drew on their fascinating experiences during the 2004-5 BT Global Challenge round the world yacht race to capture the attention of the group, to entertain us and – most importantly – to drive […]
Continually Drink Down the Stress by Mark Fritz
Managing stress and not letting stress manage you! Now, this is not what you think! It’s not about grabbing that pint of beer or glass of wine to relieve your stress. There are other ways… Let’s use the analogy of a glass of water, with water representing the stress that pours into your life. As […]
Balance In Business – Stakeholders by Jeremy Thorn
This article is about balancing the needs of all our different stakeholders. And I don’t think this is ever an easy task. There are so many of them, and some are much less obvious than others. The idea of getting the balance right in a business can cover many themes. On any personal level, a […]
Leaders find the balance by Paul Bridle
What is the first thing we learn after we are born? If you think about it, the first thing we learn is ‘balance’. From keeping our head up on our shoulders to sitting up, feeding ourselves or walking, the first part was getting the balance right. And it never stops really. If you want to […]
Setting the tone – a spoonful of sugar? Brian Chernett
Do you want a high performing team that develops over time, with people that stay and grow into new roles, people that demonstrate trust, determination, creativity and loyalty? Of course you do. To achieve that, it has to be enjoyable to work with you. There has to be, as the Sherman Brothers put it (below), […]
Sharing Brian Chernett’s ideas for success in the current economic climate – by Gordon Bromley
The members of my Surrey-based leadership group, Entrepreneurs Board 8, enjoyed an engaging and thought-provoking session from Academy for Chief Executives’ founder, Brian Chernett, recently. With over 40 years’ experience of leading businesses himself and coaching business leaders, and following publication of his new book, ‘The Entrepreneur Within‘, Brian perfectly combined his relaxed style with […]