Book Review: Face to face in the workplace: A handbook of strategies for effective discussions
Face-to-face skills are what people require every day because they work with others. Some of these skills are what my mum might have called “common sense” and others are akin to a martial art in that each movement is practised to perfection in order to ready the individual for battle. Julie Cooper’s book is […]
Book Review: Be bulletproof – How to achieve success in tough times at work
This book aims to help people cope with the everyday slings and arrows of working life and the debris left by poor management, office politics and difficult people. In the introduction, the authors, James and Simon Brooke, explain the three main pillars of their work, namely: Mindfulness – Being self-aware, conscious of your thoughts […]
Blog: Does Boris demonstrate the five fundamentals of leadership? Part 2
The hype surrounding the Boris Johnson shows no sign waning, especially after his attention-grabbing speech at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham a couple of weeks ago. As mentioned in part 1, Johnson is a performer – though, when you look beneath the gags and standard routines, is there something far more complex and substantial […]
Blog: Does Boris demonstrate the five fundamentals of leadership? Part 1
Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s popularity has risen to such an extent that commentators are increasingly speculating over the possibility that the eccentric former journalist could be the next Prime Minister. The mayor’s meteoric rise received a welcome boost from a successful London 2012, but has he got what it takes to be an international […]
Blog: Reshuffles – A matter of perception?
As Prime Minister David Cameron tackles the first cabinet reshuffle of his tenure he will have to balance the internal needs and objectives of the coalition, while ensuring that the shake-up of ministerial jobs sends out the right signals to the electorate and Conservative party MPs. Although it is highly unlikely that the changes business […]