Posts Tagged ‘self motivation’
Traditional leadership training doesn’t work but the LMI approach does
Whilst facilitating an Effective Personal Productivity programme, I was asked by the participant why we refer repeatedly to the importance of spaced repetition, a central pillar of all LMI development programmes. The answer to many in this modern digital age is not that obvious. To illustrate the point of just how critical to long-term learning…
Read More10 Ways to Build Trust with Employees
By Michael Levy Successful leaders develop relationships with their team based on trust. Employees, when they feel trusted, supported and engaged, will give special effort to leaders they trust. Because the opposite is also true: employees rarely excel under the punitive thumb of someone they do not trust and who they feel does not trust…
Read MoreSix Qualities of a Top Performer – do you have them?
From Michael Levy From over decades of working with people from every level, in small to very large organisations, across every sector, we have found there are six characteristics or qualities that almost every top performer shares; and conversely, are under developed or missing in people not considered top performers. 1. Focus All top performers…
Read MoreAre you a Task Manager or a People Manager?
This is not a fictional story and the changes took place over many weeks. As a scenario many can relate to, its clear from my conversations with managers, that tinkering with possible solutions only produces a short term fix. One of my clients, Ray, a senior financial services manager in his early 30’s commented, “I…
Read MoreGuest Speaker for Leadership Lunch – Manchester, Thursday April 25th
I am delighted to announce that my Guest Speaker for the Leadership Lunch event on Thursday 25th April is Mr Paul Dooley. Paul is a hugely respected leader in the Commercial Insurance market. He will share from his 26 years experience, keys to his leadership success and how he is about to educate the good…
Read MoreThirteen Attributes of Leadership
Leadership is not about popularity. Leadership is not about charisma. Leaders, like the rest of us experience moments of self doubt and inner turmoil. This results in questioning their own character and judgement with honest reflection and a commitment to action. As the ethic says “He (sic) who does not increase his knowledge, decreases it.”…
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