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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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Procurement revolution will come at a price
by Rob Sykes OBE and Sarah Wood OBE
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Managing the commissioning process will require even more officer skills as budgets grow ever tighter, say Caret consultants Rob Sykes and Sarah Wood in this article, published earlier this year in the Municipal Journal. Commissioners will need to be robust at managing markets, ensuring providers are helped to change, and introducing new providers to stimulate innovation.
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Are your business tools up to the job?
by Oliver Nyumbu
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We live in paradoxical times and some of the tools businesses use to navigate their way into the future may not be up to the job. You may have heard the old saying, ‘If your only tool is a hammer, you will treat every problem as though it was a nail needing to be pounded’. In this article Oliver discusses the advantages and challenges presented by the use of the tool SWOT.
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Organisational Heart Attack!
by Steve Botham
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There are a few small words that should strike terror in a leader. They can destroy a team, derail a major change programme, even kill an organisation... “I don’t trust him/her”. In this article Steve talks about how the lack of trust among team members is so much more damaging than many organisations realise.
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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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