Why focussing on the important is a leadership superpower
By Staff writer
Martin Burns, senior principal transformation consultant, EMEA at CA Technologies explains why a critical enabler for delivering results is extreme focus on the important.
Tag: Focus
Can I sleep on it The impact of sleep on decision making
By Staff writer
On 28 January 1986, the NASA space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, causing the death of all its crew members. An official report, published the same year, highlighted the decision making errors made by key individuals as a result of sleep loss and early shift-work.
Key characteristics which make up the DNA of high achievers
What do we mean by the term high achievers It’s the people who make stuff happen. Not just the small things yes, they do those too but the big things as well.
Six foundations from which you can shape your own leadership style
There is no one-size fits all when it comes to leadership style. Be that as it may, the core aspects comprising each are loosely the same, making them a great foundation upon which to build your own brand of leading.
Employee performance growth the BestSelfJournal way
Ormsby Street CEO Martin Campbell has taken a new approach to employee performance, looking at an individual inside and outside work getting them to set personal goals.
A startup cushion: Securing business support while maintaining an entrepreneurial mindset
By Staff writer
Some of the greatest risks to a small business in its early phases are not the lack of ideas, ambition or market knowledge, but the business basics.
Uber boss Travis Kalanick shows how a leader should not behave
By Staff writer
As humans we often learn more from our mistakes than our successes and I suspect this is now ringing true for Uber boss Travis Kalanick after a video of him berating one of his drivers went viral.
Bosses Have Admitted To Not Putting Customers At The Heart Of Business
Trust in – and loyalty to – a brand is determined by every interaction a customer has with a company. So why then do firms fail to focus on consumers
The difficulties of hiring new people as a small business
Businesses of all sizes live and die through attracting and retaining the right people. This is no more pertinently the case than with small businesses, where the impact of an individual hire is typically greater than at a larger organisation.
Marketing your company: Its time to stop embracing failure and chase perfection instead
By Simon Brooke
There’s too much talk today about embracing failure, according to Matthew Robinson, group development director at digital content provider The Moment, who is also of the belief that the idea is misplaced.