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Lighten up

January 18, 2023 By Alison Haill

Something to make you smile …  These stories amused me in 2022, plus I’ve added some old favourites that make me laugh every time. Dazed and staggering at work (Feb 2022) “A group of South London postal workers were left too high to carry out their duties, after sharing an uncollected box of hash brownies… Read more

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Scared of Public Speaking? Get up and do it!

June 29, 2015 By Alison Haill

Are you afraid of Public Speaking? If so, you probably avoid it. Or you do it but play safe, with downcast eyes, reading your notes, scuttling off as soon as possible.   Do you play safe? Playing safe to avoid looking foolish probably makes sure that people don’t know what you care about. They don’t… Read more

Filed Under: Communication, Leadership, Uncategorized

Do you hire people like you?

October 21, 2014 By Alison Haill

Finally the staffing penny dropped Recently I realised two obvious things: I keep hiring people who are like me when I need people who are the opposite, the ones who do well what I do badly. I need to develop completely different thinking styles for specific contexts. The penny dropped when I realised I wasn’t… Read more

Filed Under: Developing Others, DISC Profiling, Managing the Team, Uncategorized Tagged With: Business, business success, Coaching, Communciation, DISC, Hiring, Leadership, Management, OPC, Oxford, Oxford Professional Consulting, skills, Staff, Team

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