Are you dreading your next presentation? Standing in front of people and presenting could make us scared, anxious, uncomfortable or panicky. However, you don’t have to feel that way anymore. Just follow these top tips to deliver amazing presentations, tell a great story and most
There is a strong connection between the application of personal strengths and employee engagement and performance at work …
Confidence is at the heart of effective performance. But when setbacks or failures occur at work, our confidence often buckles. Internal voices of self-doubt are amplified and tell us we are no good, which starts of a vicious negative spiral of low self-confidence, poor performance
When strengths are overdone or used in the wrong way, they can lead to negative unintended consequences and undermine performance and relationships. In fact, this is arguably the greatest source of performance and relationships problems for individuals, teams and even whole organisations. And the higher
In our work with leaders across a range of industries, we are often struck by how often people are propelled up the corporate ladder due largely to their technical ability in their field. Think in particular of those in ‘creative’ sectors, like design, publishing, advertising,
Build a high performance culture with our top 5 practices Your top 10% of performers can make the biggest difference to the company’s success, but only if they are highly motivated to perform at their best and remain engaged with the organisation. However, many managers
I was delighted to be invited to speak at Henley Business School’s inaugural World of Work 2030 conference last week, along with Dr Cath Bishop, former Olympian and Diplomat. All the speakers brought a unique perspective on how they saw the world of work changing
Grit, a new psychological construct offers fascinating insight into why some people succeed in their careers while others fail to achieve their goals and full potential. Angela Duckworth, a psychology researcher at the University of Pennsylvania defines Grit as the capacity to sustain both effort
In our work with students, graduates and apprentices, we have seen the central role the strengths approach can take in accelerating people’s careers by building confidence, certainty in career direction and flexibility in managing careers. This article provides a little more detail on each of
Many leaders derail not because of obvious weaknesses, but when strengths (or a combination of strengths) are overused or used in the wrong way or at the wrong time leading to unintended performance shortfalls. For example, a leader with courage as a strength might come
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