From recent conversations and some of the news stories I’ve been reading, many people seem to be struggling (and moaning!) at the moment about finding work or new opportunities. So I thought it would be timely to talk about how… Read More »THE attribute that will totally transform your job search success
There are a few things I’d like to get off my chest (that’s perhaps a bit strong) in my latest article, my focus this time on the assessment part of the selection process, which is the area I specialise in!… Read More »FIVE leadership assessment myths (and please, don’t bother cheating!)
Paul Surridge offers his top tips on how to maximise the ROI of leadership programmes. 1) Examine the research. Leadership programmes should be evidence-based, rather than off the shelf. Which intervention programmes lead to sustainable behavioural change? 2) Learn from… Read More »Leadership Development – the 7 secrets to ROI success
Development is an ongoing journey which must start early if you want to effect behavioural change, says Paul Surridge If there is a criticism to be levelled at leadership development programmes in the past it is that they have tended… Read More »How to maximise leadership development ROI
Having worked with organisations who take different approaches as to whether they opt to develop from within – ‘build’ – or hire externally – ‘buy’ – and as much as I want to give you a definitive answer as to… Read More »‘Build’ or ‘Buy’ that is the Question when hiring (A: you can ‘borrow’ too!)
Having recently stepped back from my involvement with a local football club after 17 years with all that it involved in terms of coaching, organisation, people management, budgets etc., it made me reflect on the benefits of volunteering in significantly… Read More »How volunteering can bolster your real world leadership capability
A recent article in The Economist about poor managers in the UK highlighted an important point. Backed by evidence, the failure rate of leaders is indeed high. Many don’t succeed in their new roles and actually they fail during the… Read More »THE skill that distinguishes great leaders
There’s been a lot of commentary lately about the costs of getting your hiring wrong and it seems that everyone is complaining about everyone else. At the same time, almost all search firms are promoting impressive success rates of up… Read More »How you can avoid the costly mistakes of mishiring
Having advised a range of clients offering Professional Services, we are well placed to comment on the trend towards appointing ‘Player/Managers’, by which we mean employees that are asked to lead teams whilst still being expected to deliver similar results… Read More »Can ‘Player/Managers’ Be Successful?
In part 1, Target Leadership Consulting Managing Partner, Paul Surridge discussed the key factors to consider before embarking on a succession planning process. This time he switches his attention to how you set about identifying those potential successors. Read on… Read More »Executive succession planning – FIVE ways to spot potential