Many of us have experienced the annual strategy day. Some really enjoy this experience while others view it as a time-consuming activity that takes them away from their work and usually doesn’t lead to anything. The key question is: Do your people see strategy planning as just another process they need to tick off? Or is it viewed as an opportunity to constructively interact to unlock organisational and individual potential; […]
Why reconnecting with your team must be a strategy cornerstone In strategic terms, your employee engagement is vital. Your overall business goals and desired outcomes can be delivered only by teams working together. However, not all companies understand this truth. A true tale of disengagement My friend Ben called me yesterday, he was not happy. Ben, an Account Manager for a major national brand, had spent the previous day helping […]
In his article “Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life” (Harvard Business Review, April 2008), Stewart Friedman discusses the importance of pursuing excellence as a leader and transferring the skills of leadership to all areas of your life—work, home, community and self. After all, if we focus only on the skills of leading and managing others, we miss a very big part of the equation. Being an effective […]
It is a natural human tendency to differentiate and categorise, so it’s not surprising that distinctions between management and leadership are commonly made. For anyone focussed on developing their own leadership capacity, it is useful to consider what each means in your role. “Manager” is a formal role in an organisation, which involves supervising others in some capacity. This may be at various levels, as a team leader, a supervisor […]
As a guest of a Rotarian friend in 2012, I really enjoyed the inaugural Women In Rotary Breakfast function for International Women’s Day. A mammoth turnout of over 700 guests (and not all women!) was an incredible result for their first year. We were thrilled this year to be approached to be a sponsor of the event in 2013. Ancora Learning was proud to join other esteemed sponsors, by supplying […]
