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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The winners of the Leadership awards in The Sunday Time 100 Best Companies to Work For survey are notable for the fact that they value their staff so highly. Most large company leaders tend to focus on shareholder value and this may be why they do not feature well in this type of survey. But [...]
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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 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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The skill of accurate, complete and inspiring communication has to be one of the most prized leadership qualities of all. It is remarkable how few leaders take the trouble to ensure that all their communications incorporate the full set of: who, what, when, where, how and why into every single one of their communications. Yet [...]
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It is wisely said that first amongst the leadership qualities is a good sense of direction for if the leader does not know where he/she is going how can others be expected to follow? But direction can be more difficult to calculate than it might appear. The decision as to “which way?” can require a [...]
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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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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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When we think about leadership qualities the subject of considerateness is rarely on anyone’s list. Yet when anyone complains about their up-line manager it is often the lack of consideration for the needs or situation of the individual that is prominent on the list of complaints. Being considerate about others is a highly prized quality [...]
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