David Summerton Business Consulting
How Can I Be More Resilient? Management is always a challenge – if the job were simple and straightforward, everyone would be doing it! Challenges come along, pressure builds, too much to do in too little time, the list goes on! What makes a good manager or leader is down to many different factors but …
5 Essentials Of Successful Leadership Strong and effective Leadership boils down to 5 key areas of personal development – see how you measure up against them. Aims: what exactly are you trying to achieve? Have you carefully and systematically identified what they are, how they can be measured and that you are committed to expending …
Reviewing Your Day – Keeping A Sense Of Proportion Currently we are living through some strange times where the accepted ways of working have virtually disappeared. This has resulted in excessive levels of stress and anxiety: to deal with this we all need to have a framework or method that draws a line between the …
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How To Improve Low-Performing Employees All organisations, and all managers, will always be faced with the problem that not all of the their employees are high-performing individuals and that these member of staff do not fully contribute to the work of the teams to which they belong. There may be many issues that come to …
How To Manage Unmanageable Staff Not all staff are committed, enthusiastic and apply themselves to the tasks allocated to them. They absorb a huge amount of your time, effort and focus, drawing huge reserves from your passion and dedication to getting things done. Put simply, they put at risk your chances of personal and professional …
What Are the Essentials Of Resilient Behaviour? Resilience is a key personal trait that we all must show at times of uncertainty, crisis and stress, both in our personal and professional lives. Some of us are more experienced and capable at this than others, but we can all continually work on this skill. Putting your …
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How To Pass Your Exams Passing Exams is part of any career progression and is an essential tool used by employers and academic institutions to make selection judgements. Whilst this might seem somewhat simplistic and potentially unfair, the best way to get ahead is to focus upon a clear and straightforward plan to make sure …
How To Sell If You Are Not a Salesperson We all have to sell at some point in our managerial careers – some people make this their permanent role, seeking out prospects, making connections, persuading and then going in for the kill. To be honest, I’m quietly envious of their interpersonal skills, their determination and …
How Managers Can Increase Productivity Managers are judged against many different metrics in their working duties but the primary assessment tool is how you can improve and develop the productivity of the area that you have responsibility for. This will help secure your place in your organisation. Your role is to influence, motivate, and encourage …
Agile Principles On A Post-it Note Let’s keep things nice and simple – simple is good, it stays in the memory, cannot easily be forgotten, no excuses for not following it, can be publicised in many different forms around the organisation and it fits neatly into a succinct and effective social media message. Brilliant! Organisations …
