Ever been led by a Mushroom (everyone’s in the dark), a Seagull (swoops in, squawks & dumps), or a Kipper (two-faced and gutless)? You certainly know the leadership style you don’t want to emulate.
In reading this article you’re in the elite minority, you consciously think what leadership style you’d like to be known for.
“You’ve got to be hungry – for ideas, to make things happen and to see your vision made into reality.”
Dame Anita Roddick. Human Rights Activist Founder of The Body Shop
We've just filmed the second in our series of videos about emotional intelligence with Exeter based Bitpod. This one focuses on leadership; on how leaders can develop and enhance their EQi and as a result, improve performance and well-being.
Most people will have undertaken an IQ test at some point in their lives. IQ is a measure of an individual’s intellectual, analytical, logical and rational abilities; their verbal, spatial, visual and mathematical skills. These cognitive abilities and technical skills are important for schooling and professional qualifications. For instance, someone requires an IQ of at least 110-120 to get an advanced degree such as an MBA.
But then what differentiates, say, one solicitor from another? Why are some people better at sales, communicating or leading others? The answer may well...
Exeter-based leadership and business development consultants Sampson Hall, have unveiled expansion plans including the opening of a new South West office, a bigger team and the launch of an internship scheme in collaboration with the University of Exeter.
Sampson Hall teach leadership and business strategy with a difference - they are ex-Royal Marines who bring the hard won lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom. The company, which also has offices in Newcastle, has expanded its South West arm by moving into new premises at Odhams Wharf in Ebford near Exeter, to accommodate...
The biggest issue in new under resourced businesses is the large gap between “think and do” and that goes both ways to “do and don’t think” as well. People who spend their valuable time doing “don’t think” about their business, and people who think about their businesses, don’t have the time or resource to implement that thinking.
The problem is “I know what to do but I don’t know when I am going to do it” the most common cry in any young business and the biggest reason for them failing in the first three years. In any business there are things that have to be done, things that...
For businesses in and around Exeter and indeed elsewhere motivating your people is an essential skill for great leaders. The Key question being how do I get my team to perform at a superb level for a sustained period? Financial inducements have always been seen as essential inducement but are they really?
The Candle Problem undertaken by Carl Dunker in 1945, where a candle and tacks were placed in a box with some matches on a table and those taking part were asked “how do you attach the candle to the wall, light it and prevent the drips from falling on the table”. It was reused by...
What impact is your natural leadership style having on your business?
Today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous business environment needs leaders and managers to work in harmony within their organisations and understand the importance of their different roles and the synergy required.
Leaders need to understand how they can have the best impact upon those around them. If you are in a position of leadership or aspiring to a position of leadership then this course is for you!
Do you know how successful your business could be? There are many businesses (including successful ones) that struggle to measure their success and what more they may be able to achieve in the future.
Attendance on this course is highly recommended if you want to be more successful in business. Look at what Exeter Business Owners have had to say below! One of the key aspects of understanding a businesses’ potential is for those involved to understand its true purpose. It is also important for all business leaders to understand where their business sits and what metrics they are...
Location: Meeting Room 4, Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter
For Extrememe Imagination we would like to invite you, your brothers and sisters and friends, your parents and carers, your grandparents, even your great grandparents, to come and create stories with us in Exeter Central Library.
In the workshops you will work with some brilliant writers, artists and scientists to create stories around the themes of Love, Leadership, Food, Technology and Justice. The workshops might involve creative writing, poetry,...
