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Some leaders think they coach – when they don’t

July 20, 2025 By Alison Haill

help in 2020

Are you an under-achiever? I’ll bet you’re not. But you may be underachieving in how you coach your team at work. Research with more than 3500 executives discovered that most are much less effective than they imagine. All the executives interviewed considered themselves above average as coaches. Yet 24% were rated in the bottom third… Read more

Filed Under: Communication, Leadership

How To Retain Talent Post Pandemic – Part 2

April 19, 2022 By Alison Haill

Talent Retention Post Pandemic – Part 2 We see a lot of post-pandemic mobility in the job market – people are voting with their feet. In this candidate’s market, employers need to focus on engaging and retaining talent. In the first blog, l asked: What do people want from their employers? The 3 top answers… Read more

Filed Under: Developing Others, Leadership

How To Retain Talent Post Pandemic – Part 1

March 28, 2022 By Alison Haill

How will you retain talent post-pandemic? As far as the eye can see the post-pandemic job market is showing a huge amount of mobility. I’m sure you’ve seen it too. People voting with their feet, a candidate’s market. Which means employers must focus on employee engagement. In this, the first in a series of articles… Read more

Filed Under: Developing Others, Leadership

‘Sofagate’ – Women, Leadership and the Sofa

June 25, 2021 By Alison Haill

sofagate

‘Sofagate’ invites us to agree that only men count as leaders. If you know about ‘Sofagate’, please skip the next paragraph. If you don’t, ‘Sofagate’ is the journalists’ label for the summit in Turkey where only two seats were available for three top leaders, two male and one female. The two men present (one the… Read more

Filed Under: Leadership

Three Ways to Refresh You and Your Business this Spring

April 27, 2021 By Alison Haill

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Time to renew and refresh for Spring Spring is the perfect time to make a new start Truthfully you can make a new start any time you choose. But some times of the year seem specially appropriate. As I write this, it’s Spring in the UK. New flowers and blossom everywhere, people feeling more upbeat,… Read more

Filed Under: coaching, Leadership, self development

Leaders, Is It Time For A Change Of Direction?

October 29, 2020 By Alison Haill

time for a change

As a professional, you probably have your next career move in mind. Maybe you want to start your own business as a coach or consultant? Either way, it’s time for a change. In fact, you might have taken the plunge and done so already …. or know someone who has. Aspiring to run your own… Read more

Filed Under: coaching, Leadership

Are you an HR leader considering your next move?

September 23, 2020 By Alison Haill

As an HR leader or professional, you probably have your next career move in mind. Maybe you want to start your own business as a coach or HR consultant. In fact, you might have taken the plunge and done so already …. or know someone who has. Aspiring to run your own business? Already doing so?… Read more

Filed Under: coaching, Leadership

Boost Morale when Working from Home

September 21, 2020 By Alison Haill

With so many of us working from home, online meetings are a key opportunity to raise morale, bring people together and communicate. But they aren’t always easy. I’ve put together 3 videos filled with handy tips to make working from home easier. 15 Must-Have Remote Meeting Techniques to Double Productivity and Engagement I say ’15… Read more

Filed Under: Communication, Leadership

Make the Most of your Online Meetings

August 13, 2020 By Alison Haill

Following on from my previous post called How to Boost Morale when Working from Home, here are my final tips on how to make the most of your online meetings. These meetings are your key opportunity to engage and motivate teams working remotely, so make the most of the chance: to raise morale bring people… Read more

Filed Under: Communication, Developing Others, Leadership, self development

Resourceful Resilience Tips for Challenging Times

April 9, 2020 By Alison Haill

Tree above water

        As a leader in this time of crisis and turbulence, you need to “keep your head when all about you are losing theirs” (Rudyard Kipling 1943). We all do. We are all leaders now. Adapt how we lead We are living in challenging times where “doing what we’ve always done” no… Read more

Filed Under: coaching, self development

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