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Caret consultants have written about many of the recurrent topics of leadership. Here is a selection of articles that have appeared in past bulletins and publications: To share our current thinking click here to visit the Caret blog. If you would like permission to reprint or reproduce anything from the Caret website email: permissions@caret.co.uk
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Leadership Resilience in Testing Times
by Richard Izard
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Leaders in organisations throughout the world are facing challenges the magnitude of which is beyond anything they have known in their lifetime. In this article, Richard explores how a confident and authentic leader has the best chance of engaging staff in a mature and adult relationship and weathering the current storm. Click here to download the whole article in pdf |
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When remarkable performance is possible, why settle for mediocre?
by Oliver Nyumbu
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The high incidence of mediocre performance suggests that the route to remarkable does not lie in the typical approaches to managing, training or developing people. In this article Oliver examines how although one key is strong and relentless focus on putting people’s strengths to best use, many organisations still develop ingenious ways to mask mediocrity. Click here to download whole article in pdf |
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In business, are emotions really touchy feely?
by Richard Izard and Oliver Nyumbu
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“I don’t understand the problem with these people - the way I handle such difficult and demanding situations is to logically think things through, have a good workout in the gym, and take a shower”. This is a senior manager’s complaint about his management team’s “time-consuming”, “touchy-feely” reactions. Clearly, emotions handled poorly can have a disruptive if not damaging effect - and ignoring them altogether can be equally destructive. In this article Richard and Oliver discuss the growing body of research which points to the central role of emotions in achieving organisational and business success. Click here to download whole article as a pdf |
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For the times, they are a-changing
by Steve Botham
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In changing times the quality of your decision making is vital. In this article, Steve talks about some of the key things for leaders to focus on as they look to meet the challenges the business world has been experiencing recently. Click here to download the whole article as a pdf |
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How do you give feedback and how well?
by Danny Morris and Oliver Nyumbu
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“He never tells me how well I am doing or even whether I am prioritising the right things. Sometimes I just wish he had the courage to actually encourage those who work for him”. These are the words of a Director speaking about their Chief Executive. Sadly it is a story we have heard many times before. In our experience many teams and organisations operate cultures where people experience ineffective feedback - if they receive any at all. And yet, studies show the benefits of building a culture of feedback can be considerable and mission critical for businesses or teams. In this article, Danny and Oliver look at some practical ideas to help managers deliver effective feedback. Click here to download whole article as a pdf |
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Transformers: a Leadership Tale
by Steve Botham
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Investing in team working to address the way you work together, look at the unique contribution each individual makes to the team and identify strengths can have a significant impact on performance. Steve examines how this Council Leadership Team transformed the way they worked, bringing focus, energy and alignment to their organisation. Click here to download the whole article in pdf
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Learning to see like a Horse
by Danny Morris and Oliver Nyumbu
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Global Business Network founder Peter Schwartz commented that, “...the horse has a built-in width of vision that we lack. Even though it moves forward its attention is toward the side." How can leaders benefit from this unique perspective? Danny and Oliver examine the advantage of a horse's-eye-view in refining leadership behaviour and managing customer needs. Click here to download the whole article in pdf |
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The Listening Leader
by Oliver Nyumbu
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Oliver examines listening behaviours in leadership and offers evidence and suggestions for measuring the effectiveness of active listening. Click here to download the whole article in pdf |
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The Myth of Superleader
by Steve Botham and Rob Sykes
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The public sector is all too ready to embrace so-called superleaders with cultish devotion. Rob Sykes and Steve Botham explain how to spot the real thing in this Municipal Journal article from September 2008. Click here to download whole article in PDF |
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Are you the real thing? The power of authentic leadership
By Steve Botham
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Trust, respect and integrity do not seem too much to ask of a leader, but plenty reach the top without these staples of authenticity. But are they fooling anyone? Click here to download whole article in PDF |
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