Leadership – the Ticking Talent Time Bomb by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Forecasts on where the future leaders will come from, and where they will not! Are you worried about the lack of management and leadership talent in your business? You should be. There is an underlying shift in demographics that is […]
VIEW POSTThe Exactitude of Attitude How attitude is a good predictor of prospective employee success, and how you can identify those with the right attitude for your business. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions The top challenge for CEOs according to a survey from the Conference Board (January 2013) is Human Capital – the ability […]
VIEW POSTTake Responsibility to Gain Momentum Freeing yourself and others to gain traction and action. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions How often have you waited for work or input from someone else in order to get your work done, or to actually start the process. It’s not your fault you are delayed, but what […]
VIEW POST4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Any Meeting Preparing for any meeting these 4 questions will help you be more effective. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions We spend a lot of time meeting and talking with people. Think how much of your time is spent on the phone, face-to-face, on webinars, video-conferencing, conference […]
VIEW POSTThe Management & Leadership Development Imperative Why Management & Leadership Development is a priority and its benefits. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions One of the top issues for CEOs is business growth; however the ability of the business to achieve this growth is being stymied by the lack of suitably skilled staff – […]
VIEW POSTThe Challenges of Middle Management by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Why middle-management is essential for business survival and the risks you run of if you lose or alienate them. Middle management. Often described as the ‘backbone’ of the company, they provide the continuity across the business and the key people for getting things […]
VIEW POSTDealing With Your Top Challenges The power of changing your challenges into questions by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Tell me: “What challenges do you face currently?” This is not a rhetorical question, think about it and spend 5-10 minutes writing them down. Do this with your colleagues. As a group define what your […]
VIEW POSTDo You Have the 3 Factors for Organizational Resilience? How to assess and develop your organization’s resilience. *by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Resilience – a word more often abused than used correctly. Resilience often is used to describe strength. Although strength is implied in resilience, it is actually not a trait (a distinguishing […]
VIEW POSTThe Power of Self-Doubt How true leaders lead with self-doubt. by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In a podcast of a lecture by Tim Macartney, which he gave at the London School of Economics, that I recently listened to – and which I would highly recommend – he shared a valuable insight which hit […]
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