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Reasons to invest in goal setting

by Lawrence Walsh | Aug 15, 2024

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Setting clear, transparent goals for your organisation has many business benefits. Goal setting is a critical part of planning for growth. Whatever you want your business growth to look like, setting goals helps you to clearly define and explain your business priorities to employees, leaders…

Involving your people in developing company culture

by Lawrence Walsh | Jun 17, 2024

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Employee involvement is key to improving workplace culture. Your people play an important role in building your desired culture, and therefore should be given the opportunity to help develop it. Creating a positive business culture is not a top-down initiative. Every employee needs to feel…

Why emotional intelligence makes you a more effective leader

by Joanna Thirkettle | May 22, 2024

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The idea of emotional intelligence has been around since the 1990s. Made popular by psychologist Daniel Goleman, it describes a person’s ability to recognise and regulate their own emotions, identify other people’s feelings and show empathy towards them.   In the workplace, leaders with emotional intelligence…

Why employee engagement is key to the success of your business

by Lawrence Walsh | Apr 22, 2024

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If you asked us what has the power to transform long-term business success, without a doubt we would choose employee engagement. When employees feel engaged at work, they are willing to do more and go above and beyond to make things happen. When employees look…

The value of building a people-first workplace

by Lawrence Walsh | Mar 20, 2024

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Your people are your most valuable asset. It’s true! Where would your business be without its employees putting in the time and effort to service your customers each day? No business would survive without the skills, knowledge and endeavour of its people. They are the…

Empowering leadership: The art of saying no with clear OKRs

by Lawrence Walsh | Mar 11, 2024

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In today’s fast-paced work environment, where tasks and requests seem to come from every direction, the need for a strategic approach to managing priorities has never been more crucial; this is where OKRs come into play, offering a powerful tool for empowering leadership and employees…