Career Development

The Core Values of the Top Company

by David Ferrers

The winner of “The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For” was the local radio stations network UKRD Group. What is outstanding about this company is that it lives up to its core values so well. Noticeable amongst UKRD’s core values are: Having fun and being unconventional Change people’s lives for the better, including [...]

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How to Make Your Company “Good to Work For”

by David Ferrers

According to the Sunday Times 100 best companies to work for survey there are 10 factors that most closely correlate with how much employees appreciate their employer. These are: Having confidence in the leadership skills of your manager. This puts the spotlight on middle managers and gives them great opportunities. Staff believing that they have [...]

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The 100 Best Companies to Work for in the UK

by David Ferrers

The following series of articles is based on the results of “The Sunday Times 100 best companies to work for in the UK” survey published in March 2012. The survey canvassed 231,000 employee’s opinions about the organisation for whom they work. The first notable fact about the survey results is that only 11 out of [...]

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Leadership Qualities No.3 – Friendship

by David Ferrers

I received an e-mail this week from a subscriber who wanted to know whether I was publishing these Leadership Qualities in a special order. The answer is “no, I am not”. The qualities are simply being presented for you to think about and work into your personal behaviour patterns. Friendship is, in my opinion, one [...]

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Leadership Qualities No.2 Courage

by David Ferrers

An interesting point about leadership qualities is how easy they are to avoid. Take courage for instance. It takes courage to face up to a difficult person when they are in a bad mood but nonetheless need to be encouraged to take a different route. However, it is easy to excuse oneself from taking the [...]

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How to Boost Your Career Using the “Made Simple” Concept

by David Ferrers

Albert Einstein said, “Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.” I follow this philosophy because the managers and leaders I coach are all pressed for time, they have lots to learn, lots to do. The danger is that you can become overloaded and then something will have to give. Having now [...]

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