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Does the truth matter anymore?

John Hamilton 5th December 2019 Filed Under: leadership, recruitment

Does the truth matter? Businessman with pinocchio nose

Does the truth matter? Mark Twain once wrote “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” That’s a fine attitude for a fiction writer, but for most of us who work, run businesses, or are in public life, it has generally been considered that being “economical with the truth” is not […]

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Your leadership style: the key to succeeding as a manager

John Hamilton 11th March 2019 Filed Under: leadership

what's your leadership style

“What’s your leadership style?” It’s a common enough interview question. But the answer is rarely insightful, or helpful to the interviewer. “I have an open-door policy” or “I’m tough but fair” are frequent responses. Those stock answers may well satisfy an inexperienced interviewer, but they tell us nothing about what your actual leadership style is. […]

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Leadership: how important is looking the part?

John Hamilton 11th June 2017 Filed Under: leadership

looking the part

How important is looking the part when applying for a new leadership job? This is a subject that comes up often when working with employers during recruitment projects and with individuals who are seeking new roles. We all know that clean and pressed clothes for an interview is a basic requirement, but does it go […]

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How do we plug the creative skills gap?

John Hamilton 22nd September 2016 Filed Under: development, leadership, recruitment

skills gap

Matt Hancock, the government minister responsible for the creative industries, spoke recently (read his full speech here) about how important the sector is to Britain’s future. He promised ongoing commitment to the industry and this is good news, of course. But his speech comes at a time when skills are diminishing and good people are […]

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Remote working: Food for thought or recipe for disaster?

John Hamilton 13th January 2016 Filed Under: leadership

remote working

Flexible and remote working is a topic that is often in the news and a Virgin Media Business Survey shows, not surprisingly, that “most employees would prefer working from the comfort of their own homes.” There is also a big drive from the government to extend the right to request flexible working for a wide range of […]

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Improving leadership effectiveness

John Hamilton 18th November 2015 Filed Under: case study, development, leadership

leadership effectiveness

When the management team got more than they bargained for.. The new Managing Director of a large manufacturing group requested our help in understanding and improving leadership effectiveness among his board and senior management team. It was important to begin with a full understanding of each of the individuals in the team – their strengths, preferred styles […]

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Are you “untouchable” at work

John Hamilton 28th September 2015 Filed Under: leadership, recruitment

jose mourinho - untouchable

Jose Mourinho has said today that none of the Chelsea football team should think they have a permanent place in his team selection, saying “At this moment I don’t have untouchables.” Mourinho has been talking about “untouchables” for at least 9 years: in December 2006 he said: ‘Claude Makelele is untouchable because of the way […]

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Company values and mission statements – do they matter?

John Hamilton 24th September 2015 Filed Under: leadership

VW logo

Do company values and mission statements mean anything anymore? As another highly successful and previously exceptionally well-regarded business – this time an auto manufacturer – is in the news for the wrong reasons, it’s a reasonable question to ask. We have witnessed heads rolling recently at many successful businesses –Deutsche Bank, Tesco, Petrobras and Toshiba are […]

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How soon do you fire a new employee?

John Hamilton 21st June 2015 Filed Under: leadership

You're fired

How long do you give new members of staff to perform? It’s a question I get asked frequently when recruiting and on-boarding new people into organizations. The easy answer is that “it depends”, but what are the factors to consider when making that crucial judgement call on individuals. Trigger happy society? In recent times there […]

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