By Amy Grange – IDG One of our regional Champions Burnley Council, were recently invited to share their Investors in People story at a conference in Girona, Spain. Gina Cole, Organisational Development Officer at the Council tells us more about how they brought a bit of Burnley to Girona. We were really proud to …
Tag Archive: Management
Relationships or Results – What’s your Focus?
Is work about getting results no matter what? Or is it the quality of working relationships that really leads to success? We each have deep motivational preferences that drive our behaviour and focus our attention. If they are neglected or ignored they can lead to problems that undermine understanding and success. I was recently listening …
Is there value in face to face relationships in an increasingly electronic world?
Well not sure about you but the snow disrupted my travel plans this week, I had been planning to head up to Glasgow from London yesterday and then head down to Preston today for some meetings but instead I had to cancel. The value of meeting face to face I know that we are all supposed …
How often do you meet someone who’s really inspirational?
Usually I’m inspired by someone who has very similar interests or a similar outlook to me, but the other day was different. I bumped into an ex-colleague from a previous life, someone who is very different than me in almost every respect, and I came away buzzing with – well there’s only one word for …
What if your boss were a super-villain? Who would they be?
Managers and leaders usually set the tone and culture for the teams and organisations they lead. While many demonstrate great attributes, we at Investors in People Towers know that the IiP approach can help all managers and leaders listen to – and learn from – their workforces: for greater engagement, productivity and dare we suggest …
If your boss were a superhero, who would they be?
To escape this “bbq summer” I headed off the cinema the other day to see the new Batman film – The Dark Knight Rises. Now Bruce Wayne I would hardly say could be voted the man most likely to break into a Morecambe and Wise rendition of “Bring me Sunshine”. But even by his standards …
Need to change and diversify your business? Tips for success
Whether you are in the private or public sector, organisational change and diversification have become inevitable for many. This may be because: It is imposed upon you (as in budget cutbacks, new targets or policy changes) Your customers want a new or better service (hence the need and opportunity for diversification) Your competition in the …
Managing change, learning from Team GB
So Team GB’s gold rush is well and truly underway with 16 Gold medals now in the bag! Team GB have an ambitious target of 48 medals for the London 2012 Games. Beijing was the best result ever for the country, with 19 Gold medals won. But the ambitions are now even higher! It wasn’t …
Are your staff achieving their personal best in this Olympic year?
Have Have you realised someone’s talent in the office? Or are you aware of the hidden skills among your workforce? Great organisations utilise their staff and put their strengths into practice to further the organisation’s performance. It seems simple, but there are a lot of ‘9 to 5’ers’ out there who are sitting on talents …
What can businesses learn from the 2012 Olympics?
The 2012 Olympics is nearly here and okay, we aren’t running any kind of 100m final or donning a leotard to jump, flip and split across a sprung floor, but Investors in People does promote many of the same attributes that the Olympic games demands of its athletes. When we interviewed Anthony Ogogo the GB …
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