Archive for May 2019
3 reflective leadership habits of highly effective leaders
There’s one practice that will add richness and depth to your work life, empower your team members and enhance your productivity and that of those around you. It can be developed and learned, and it’s cheap. We’ve all heard of mindfulness and its benefits to health and wellbeing, but to me, mindfulness is most useful…
Read MoreAre resumes still relevant?
Between the creative resumes that go viral, video applications and the increasing need for everyone to have a digital presence, you might assume that it’s time to file away the traditional two-page career summary for something a bit more flashy. The resume hasn’t disappeared yet, but its role is changing. If you’re looking at finding…
Read MoreA leader achieves a ‘miracle’
How one leader inspired his team to achieve a ‘miracle’ in under a year Nothing warms our hearts more than seeing the underdog triumph over adversity to rise to the top of their field. The recent upset win by Leicester City Football Club of the English Premier League is a story not only of great…
Read MoreWhy psychometric assessment beats gut instinct every time
In ten years of professional recruitment I have averaged about 500 job interviews a year, or 5,000 in total. So you might think I’d be the first person to say that the gut instinct a recruiter develops is more powerful than psychometric assessment. You’d be wrong. Despite the fact that I interview people for a…
Read MoreHow to become a manager when you haven’t managed before
After a few years in junior to mid-level roles, you might have reached a point where you want to become a people manager. Yet how do you show that you are capable of becoming a people manager when you don’t have experience managing a team? Even without past management experience, what’s important is that you…
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