mentoring for womenand men
Mar 26th 2008Catherine DayExecutive Coaching and Mentoring
Everyone has a view or an opinion on leadership. I have met and worked with some truly outstanding leaders and some who left me quite confused through ambiguity and their own lack of experience.
The great leaders I know are individuals with their own way of looking at the world and their own modus operandi. I think it’s important to recognise the words “their own”. Continue Reading »
Mar 20th 2008Catherine Daymeetings
When did you last ask yourself, “how much does this meeting cost?”
Multiply the number of people at the table times their hourly rate, taking into consideration that their cost to the organisation is around 1.5 times their salary, or even more if they are being charged out . Continue Reading »
Mar 19th 2008Catherine DayExecutive Coaching and Mentoring & Training
Some days are just Magic.
Recently we agreed to run a one day seminar for a client’s executive management team to review their current strategy and KPIs.
They were highly experienced individuals, not easily impressed, and used to working in a demanding environment. Their leader started the day by inviting them to share their expectations for outcomes and also shared his. This group, and I emphasise group, was newly formed. Their leader was new and this was their first opportunity to explore the future . Continue Reading »
Mar 19th 2008Catherine DayCreativity & Executive Coaching and Mentoring
We often think - “been there, done that, got the certificate”, but it can be really rewarding to revisit old techniques. A few clients have asked me to help lead their teams to an inspired start to the year. A challenge is to find something fresh, but everything new is not automatically good.
With one team we kicked off the day with a session on Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats to analyse how they approached meetings, problem solving and time management. Continue Reading »
