Managing the “Peter Principle” – Developing Key Leadership & Management Skills by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions What are the risks of poor leaders, what are the key skills and capabilities a good leader needs to have, and how can you do this? Introduction Effective leadership requires a blend of skills – commercial, relational, […]
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 POSTThe 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 3 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In the first blog in this series we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup’s findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the 12 ways to engage employees. […]
VIEW POSTThe 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions In our previous blog, we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup’s findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the following 12 ways to engage employees. In this […]
VIEW POST“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 2 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 9 tips on how to meet your goals and grow your capabilities In Part 1 of this article we identified why we are our own worst enemy when it comes to identifying how to improve ourselves. Here […]
VIEW POST“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 1 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Can you tell how good your performance is or how you can improve? Read on to find out, you might be surprised… Those of you who are Pink Floyd fans will immediately recognise the lyrics from the […]
VIEW POSTThe 5 Myths & Realities of Leadership for New Managers by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions What are the myths that new managers and leaders believe, and what are the realities? This article explores them and how new managers and leaders effectively lead and engage their teams. Your initial experience as a new manager […]
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