by Norah | Jan 29, 2015 | Ability and Achievement, Career management, Conflict resolution, Mediation, Optimising performance, Women Leaders
Hey Michelle, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore! You met Michelle in my December blog (“When coaching isn’t enough”). She is a young, high potential sales representative working for a large pharmaceutical company who loves her work and wants...
by Norah | Nov 13, 2014 | Ability and Achievement, Leadership, Optimising performance
Here I am Week 2 in my first CEO role and what a ride the first week has been! Yesterday I met with the Board Chair to clarify expectations, priorities and deliverables for the first quarter, my EA has filled my diary with appointments with key external stakeholders,...
by Norah | Oct 12, 2014 | Ability and Achievement, Career management, Leadership, Optimising performance, Personal development
When your personal brand no longer works for you
by Norah | Oct 12, 2014 | Ability and Achievement, Career management, Optimising performance, Personal development
Recently I had the privilege to attend a private recital with Piers Lane (AO), an accomplished Australian pianist. He introduced the program for the evening, some very demanding Rachmaninoff and Schubert, and then finished his introduction by saying: “I’ll see you in...
by bts_mobile | Aug 6, 2014 | Optimising performance, Performance Appraisal Systems
MAKING THE DREADED PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOU! Performance feedback is an important practice in many organizations in driving performance improvement. Performance management systems often have several objectives in an organisation. These could include...