Last year marked IT firm Addooco’s 10th year of trading, celebrating with the expansion of the team and its client base. One year on and the company has reported its most successful year to date, counting its prime Chesterfield location as one of its success factors. Addooco provides technical services for businesses that haven’t got […]
Coaching and Mentoring is increasingly recognised as one of the most effective ways to enhance the skills and behaviours of others. It is about helping others to help themselves. Following the proverb: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a […]
Make a plan for the meeting well in advance. Talk to them about their objectives, as well as your own. Focus on the benefits to the other person, not to you. Tell them about the task, how it contributes to corporate goals, and how it fits into the broader scheme of things. Make clear why […]
Every now and then we all have to deal with people who send our blood pressure soaring, and who push our tolerance levels to the limit, if not beyond. If these people are work colleagues it can be even more difficult to cope, because we cannot often avoid contact with them. If not handled effectively, […]
In my work, I meet a lot of graduates. I help them ensure they present themselves to employers with the right skills, experience and awareness. Working with these often vibrant, enthusiastic people, I have learned that they have a lot to offer future employers. Here are some of the key areas I have found graduates […]
Do you strive to be a successful leader? After years of working with a huge variety of leaders and managers, here are the 10 key attributes that make a successful leader: They have a clear vision of where they want the Organisation to be, and the main steps needed to get there. They know what […]
Why do you carry out appraisals with your staff ? Is it because you are told to by HR ? If that is the case then you are not alone. It is regarded by some managers as a waste of time and a pointless paper exercise. HOWEVER, it doesn’t have to be like that. There […]
Before you commence a task, ask yourself the following five questions: How urgent is it? How important is it? What result do I expect from doing it? What preparation is necessary before I start? Am I the right person to do it? If the answer to question 5 is ‘No’, then decide who should do […]
For most leaders, the above applies. We will regularly have to sell an idea, in other words, trying to get someone else to do something we want them to do. Internally perhaps we need sell an idea to our boss, a colleague, or one of our own staff. Externally we might need to sell our […]
The skill of giving and receiving feedback is important when developing en effective relationship. It is a key skill for any Manager is the ability to give feedback at the appropriate time and in the appropriate manner. Appropriate time Don’t wait for yearly performance reviews like appraisal to give feedback. Good feedback should be given […]