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Top 5 Tips to Quickly Make an Impact in a New Job

June 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment

What to do upon joining a new firm or taking on a different position

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Hello and welcome to the concluding article in my series designed to help you change jobs. We looked at CV and cover letter writing as well as how new jobto interview well. I have gathered all these articles into one category which you can access by clicking here. All in all, seven articles to help you land your dream job!

In this last article, let us look at what to do during your first days on the job. What I will share with you in a moment is an extract from a broader programme. I am telling you this because, in the interest of keeping this tutorial manageable time-wise, I have had to omit certain aspects. Nevertheless, I am hopeful that these crucial elements will be of interest to you.

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3 Steps to Setting and Achieving your Goals in 2013

January 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment

A Recipe to Keep your New Year’s Resolutions

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Hello and a happy and prosperous 2013 to all! For many, January is the month of so-called "resolutions". And yet, I just read that one in four New resolutionsYear’s resolutions are broken in the first week, that is to say 7 days – at most – since they were made. Impressive! That is to say: impressively depressing!

So how can one do better and keep to more New Year’s resolutions in 2013 of course but also for the following years? Here is a small recipe with just three ingredients that will allow you to make the right New Year’s resolutions for you and to stick with them. I have been using it for years so I know it works!

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4 Steps to Discussing Under-Performance

December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment

TELL™ Them What’s Gone Wrong

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For many, December is synonymous with Christmas. For others, Hanukkah is the highlight of the last month of the year. But, in the office, for millions around the world, December is the month of performance evaluations. For this reason, I am dedicating this last article of 2012 to discussing the dreaded issue of under-performance.

While many team leaders forget to say ‘thank you’, what many really struggle with is appropriately addressing under-performance. If you’ve just gone "hmmm" then you know what I mean: how uncomfortable the prospect of such a conversation makes you. Well, let me suggest to you that you are not alone: those folks who under-perform typically know that they are not doing well and they too feel dreadful. So how about putting an end to both your and their misery and finding the words to finally tell them what’s gone wrong?

So let me offer the TELL™ model, a 4-step process to assist you with preparing for and then having that delicate conversation around under-performance which does not end in – just – tears.

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5 Steps to Leading Others through Change

November 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Help Them to SHIFT™

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Welcome to chapter two of my two-part series on change! Last month, the onset of autumn provided the inspiration to look at how we cope with change, that challenging constant at home and at work.

I shared with you the VEER™ model, a 4-step process to assist you with coping constructively with change so it’s not so draining, either mentally and physically. It was my hope that VEER™ might enable you to manage yourself better through change and even discover how to benefit from it! If you missed VEER™, you can find it here.

Now that you are able to handle change constructively for yourself, how about helping others manage change? If you are a line manager, how about leading your team through change?
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4 Steps to Finally Embracing Change

October 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment

How to VEER™ Gracefully

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Welcome to fall! Welcome to autumn! In the UK, where I live, the rain is back and it’s getting chillier in the mornings and evenings. It’s a time of change with the leaves turning all shades of yellow and red. So the change of season is inspiring me to talk to you about change.

It seems that, in some companies, change is never-ending. People joke that the only thing they can be certain about is that more change is on the way. And indeed, it looks to me like the pace at which new waves of change hit has increased in the last 10 years.

So I’d like to offer some food for thought so that, if change makes you uncomfortable, you may in fact learn to manage yourself better through change and even discover how to benefit from it!

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4 Steps to Effective Decision-Making

September 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Taking your PICK™

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To all those of you who took a well-deserved break, let me welcome you back! You know, there is an interesting piece of statistics I always think about when it comes to September: September is the month when people make the most decisions. It’s not January despite that month’s association with New Year’s Resolutions. Rather, it seems that a lot of us take the time to reflect during a summer break and in September, we decide to do something about our fitness and join a gym, or to stop smoking or to really start looking for a new house.

So, with September being a bit ‘Decision-Making Month’, I thought I would talk to you about the process of decision-making so that you can self-assess how you go about making decisions today and see whether tweaking your approach could help be even more effective.

So, in the rest of this video, I will share with you the PICK™ model which is a 4-step approach to making effective decisions. PICK™ is also quite unique because you can use it in a number of ways to suit your style: it is a flexible approach which anyone can use and yet a robust method too.
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3 Simple Ways to Motivate your Team

August 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Secrets of Team Effectiveness

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I am publishing this article just as the Olympics conclude here in London. Did you watch the Games? Or better yet, did you have a chance to go to any of the Olympic venues and be part of that unique event that is the Olympic Games?

In last month’s article, I shared with you a simple method to optimise your performance. It’s called GOLD™ and, if you missed it, you can catch it up by clicking here.

During the Olympics, star performers winning gold got a lot of attention but the Games also featured many collective events in which small and big teams competed. And so, in this article, I thought I would take a look at the dynamics of collective rather than individual performance and try to answer the question: "how can you as a manager get the best out of your team members?"

To get you going, may I suggest you take a short self-quiz? You can access it here: Are you good at motivating others?

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4 Steps to Optimal Performance

July 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Going for GOLD™

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Welcome to the Olympic edition of the Career Tips Bulletin! As some of you will know, I live in London and Games fever is upon us. As such, I could not escape the feeling and I too have found myself inspired by the spirit of the Olympics.

For that reason, I thought I would share with you a simple method to optimise your performance. Many of you are likely to have had a mid-year performance review so you know where you stand – what is working well, what you need to pay attention to and what remains to be done.

It is my hope that the GOLD™ method will come just at the right time to both inspire you and provide you with pragmatic tips so you add value to your employer and you too get a gold medal for your performance in 2012!

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The 3 Fundamental Do’s of Successful Delegation

March 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Finally Being Able to Effectively Delegate!

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In this article, I am turning my attention to the art of delegation.

But before we go any further, let me encourage you to see how well you currently delegate by taking this fun but informative self-quiz! Click here to take the test!

Have you been told by your manager that you should delegate more? Has anyone said of you that you micro-manage? Do you know that you don’t easily entrust tasks to others in your team?

If you don’t delegate as well as you could, what impact does that have? Grumbling employees? Long hours at the office, away from your family and friends? A sense of overwhelm?

Well, if you’ve been wondering about how to delegate better, if you’ve been trying to delegate more but find this challenging, this article is for you because, in a minute, I will share with you a simple but fundamental process of delegation. In addition to optimising your chances of receiving good quality work, this thorough process will alleviate the concerns of even the most sceptical would-be delegator.

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Top 5 Tips to Thrive in the New Year

January 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Your 2012 Success Formula

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Let me start this first article by wishing each and everyone among you as well as your loved ones a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year 2012!

The start of a New Year is a time for resolution-making, goal-selection, objective-setting whether it is about personal issues or work matters. I personally use a method called ‘SMARTEY’ to ensure that I carefully articulate my objectives. If you are curious about the ‘SMARTEY’ approach, click here.

What I thought I would discuss with you today is a mindset for success. For many of us, 2011 was quite a bit of a roller coaster and it does not look like 2012 will be a piece of cake. Against a challenging and volatile background, how you manage your thoughts could make the difference between peace of mind and stress, achievement and drudgery,  and pleasure and pain.

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