Dec 8, 2014 | Blog, Leadership Development
According to Mike Gaffney many businesses underperform because of a negative company culture, rather than aggressive market forces or macro conditions. It’s often the lack of recognition of underlying bad habits and leadership behaviours that cause stagnation in the...
Dec 3, 2014 | Blog, Leadership Development
We’re all familiar with the phrase ‘one bad apple spoils the barrel.’ The old idiom is often applied to political organisations and large corporations, but it may be applied to SMEs too. Essentially the phrase refers to negative habitual behaviour that can permeate...
Jul 8, 2014 | Blog, Leadership Development
Success in business depends on so many factors – clarity of vision, product innovation, great customer service, leadership, management capabilities, employee retention, new customer acquisition. Many business owners and management teams are aware that these factors...
May 8, 2014 | Blog, Leadership Development
The primary goals of an Executive Coaching Programme are to support business owners by helping them to clarify their vision for the business, delegate more effectively, and to create the space necessary for innovation in order to drive the business forward. In this...
Mar 11, 2014 | Blog, Leadership Development
LEAP’s Tricia Cunningham explains the advantages for small and medium enterprises (SME) participating in development programmes using the futureSME methodology. This business framework was the result of an €8 million EU research project that was successfully carried...
Feb 4, 2014 | Blog, Leadership Development
You may wonder what the mentor’s role is when investing in a leadership and management development programme for your company, such as the futureSME programme. Managing directors need tangible results that will boost performance across all areas of their business,...
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