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Taking Perspective
Since starting my coaching practice I have seen time and time again the value of stepping away from a situation and taking perspective. I have seen the benefits of this both for clients and indeed myself. Ronald Heifetz et. al describe this as ‘getting on the balcony’ in their book on adaptive leadership. I absolutely…
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BBC4 programme – Follow the Leader
See below the link to part 1 of a 2 part series on leadership from BBC4 (Carolyn Quinn looks at the Psychology of Leadership). Link to Follow the Leader Part 2 will be aired on 11th January at 9pm and 12th January at 4:30pm.
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Useful article on today’s Times on Interviews
An article in today’s Sunday Times ‘It’s a question of being logical’ illustrates some of the more interesting interview questions being asked these days. Many fit into the category of ‘brain teasers’. They reference a web-site (www.glassdoor.com) which gives candidates the opportunity to post and search sample interview questions by company.
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Emotional Intelligence and Organisational Change
Adopting change requires a lot of effort and it requires people to take risks. Successful change efforts start by taking this head on, by creating a shared need for change. During my corporate career, the model I used for implementing change was the GE change model CAP (Change Acceleration Process). The first three stages of this…
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Performance Review Meetings
In my experience, the full benefit of performance reviews is not typically achieved. My top three suggestions to increase their effectiveness are: No surprises: An individual should not be surprised by feedback at a performance review. Feedback should be given throughout the year so the individual knows…
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So you have successfuly got an interview…what next?
Due to feedback I received on my CV article, I have compiled some suggestions regarding interviews also. I will extend this to looking at the role of psychometrics in the hiring process at a future stage. So the question I will address today is where do you start when preparing for an interview? Every situation is obviously different…
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Leadership and Followership
Well I’m not sure if I love this or hate it but I certainly think it is interesting! The key point that I take from this is the importance of the first follower. After all, leadership does not exist without followers and the first follower shows others how to follow. As the guy on the video…
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MBA Coaching Programme
The full-time MBA class of 2010/11 in the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business have completed their first semester and have dealt with all the challenges that this brings. Alongside their busy academic schedule, they are now also endeavouring to work out what the MBA will mean for their future careers. To support them with…
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An example of Inspirational Leadership
There is much talk these days about a lack of leadership in many areas of society in Ireland. I would like to take this opportunity to share an example of inspirational leadership. Young Social Innovators (YSI) is an organisation whose mission is to develop young people as social innovators. Their model is not dissimilar to…
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Increase your chances of getting that interview
A CV has one function, and that is getting you to an interview. I am conscious a lot of people entering the job market now may not have applied for a new job for 10 or more years so I have written my top 5 pointers to consider when building your CV: #1: Start with a…
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