Cuttings 108 December 2013

The Neuroscience of Leadership -understanding what is happening in our brains, as a result of the latest findings in neuroscience, can help us to work more effectively as leaders in change.
Managers Lose Trust By Not Saying Sorry – a survey shows that managers are losing trust from their staff by not apologising for mistakes – and they are not dong anything about it.

Cuttings 107 October 2013

Engaging with your organisation: organisations need to think about how to engage their Gen Y employees
Conversational Intelligence: a review of a new book by Judith Glaser on how we can improve conversations.

Cuttings 106 August 2013

Leading Remote Teams: some insights and tips from Nancy Settle-Murphy of Guided Insights
The Emotional Intelligence Skills Employers Want: some comments from Daniel Goleman about the increasing importance of emotional intelligence.
Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward An L&D memory of Sir Sandy who died recently

Cuttings 105 June 2013

Engagement in a Virtual World – some observations from BlessingWhite on engagement issues with teleworking
L&D Priorities – survey information on the priorities for learning and development in 2013
Seven Secrets to Manage Change – a checklist for effective change management

Cuttings 104 April 2013

Matrixed leadership at Siemens – an case study in how leadership works in a global matrix from one of the Hay Group’s best companies for leadership
Leadership skills – Dianna Booher explains the key characteristics of true leaders from her book: “Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader”
Learnings from the Long View – some insights from Peter Schwartz on what has gone wrong with some of his scenario thinking

Cuttings 103 February 2013

Collaborative leadership – an edited excerpt from a new book written by two executives from Cisco.
Gen Y value job fulfilment over pay – more evidence to support the employee engagement trend