David Summerton Business Consulting
Pocket Guide To Successful Leadership There is plenty of reading and research that you could do around sharpening up your leadership skills which would take an eternity to absorb and take onboard. The following 4 Pointers get things moving and by following them you can make a very positive impact upon yourself, your team and …
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 …
Follow Google’s Eight Rules For Good Leader Behaviour Be a good coach. Empower your team and do not micromanage. Express interest in team members’ success and personal well-being. Be productive and results-orientated. Be a good communicator and listed to your team. Help your employees with career development. Have a clear vision and a strategy for …
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The Basic Rules Of Successful Leadership To be a successful leader a number of key rules and principles need to be followed. These are: Wanting to actually be a leader: the position may be exciting but it can be very lonely and you have to be willing and able to deal with that. There will …
Leadership Skills For Success Right Now Leadership is not about living, behaving and being like a superhero! Leaders are people and have a responsibility to other people. One key question to ask yourself is what people think of you in your role. Are you too self-centred for your own good? Do you define yourself by …
What Makes A Manager A Successful Manager? Management is all about influence: achieving your objectives through the actions and drive of others. Successful managers know how to use their influence in varied situations and scenarios. These include: Assertiveness – used commonly when: The objectives of the organisation are very important and must be achieved Expectations …
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Making Sense Of Leadership – Top Survival Techniques Leadership can be a scary and often lonely experience – to master the responsibility consider the following pointers and apply them to your own set of circumstances. Know what the target looks like.Make it your business to understand, really understand your organisation’s strategy and leadership expectations. It …
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Do I Have Good Team Leadership Skills? Successful managers are just so because they know how to lead and manage their people – often, however, we do not take the time to evaluate how effective and efficient our Team might be or possibly because we are afraid of what we might uncover! Assessing the Team …
How To Develop My Leadership Skills Develop a personal and detailed vision of your career objectives: identify key targets and milestones and review/revise these on a regular basis Seek out and use appropriate mentors: people who will give you sound advice and practical opportunities to develop and enhance your skills Set yourself and/or seek out …
The Secret Ingredient Of Leadership Success The one thing that is common to successful, charismatic and effective Leaders that can easily be distilled into YOUR career is that of SELF AWARENESS. This is a tool that has to be refined and carefully developed and crafted over time but it is an essential feature that will …
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