Nobody Told Me I Was Going To Be A Manager

  The vast majority of people in management, bar military people that sign up to it, land in management roles because of their expertise in the area they work in. There is no evidence that they are predisposed to becoming an effective manager. For example, a...

Developing Winning Company Habits

How damaging can a negative company culture be to a business? Working with companies throughout Ireland, it’s evident we underestimate the effect bad habits and practices have on business performance. Companies are coming out of the recession and want to kick on. They...

Out with the Old, in with the New!

How do you know as a manager that you have had a good year? Here are the 5 things that will tell you. 1. You have less to do! Most managers do not believe that their purpose in life is to make themselves redundant! In fact managers generally behave in a way that makes...

Team Leaders Should Always Be Improving

  John Raftery explains why team leaders should always be improving in order to keep staff engaged across the whole organisation and develop a successful company culture. Leaders need to create the right environment where employees at every level strive to...