Why settle for a good 2024 when it could be EXTRAORDINARY?
January is the time to think BIG. If you ever want to plan your own mini revolution for your professional life the time is now.
Avoid looking at where you are now and adding a few bells and whistles.
Planning the odd adjustment is not enough at the start of a calendar year.
Stakeholders in every corner
Before their promotion they were happily running their own show. Their own team, own area, own budget, own set of activities. Separate from the rest, happily existing in its own ecosystem.
Occasionally they might have walked past a senior team meeting. There they are, coffee in hand, biscuits within reach having a chat. About something. How hard can it be?
Accountability is an opportunity
Accountability is an inevitable part of the job. The more senior you go the more stakeholders get involved in this process, including those who you may only see rarely.
Each meeting of this type, and report to go with it, is wasted if only used once. It can be used in multiple ways with multiple audiences, including for ways which make your life as a senior leader easier.
Gen Z Solutions no.3 - Regular & precise feedback
‘Gen Z solutions for leaders and organisations no.3. Regular and precise feedback. Recruitment, retention, motivation, engagement, training.’
HEP Talks podcast
I enjoyed talking to Lucas Kemper from Haringey Education Partnership on the HEP Talks podcast.
Gen Z - Solutions no.1 - Be Clear, Be Thorough
Gen Z solutions for leaders and organisations no.1. If you want to recruit, retain and motivate the most able you need to be ultra-clear.
Gen Z - Key Characteristics no.7 - Patience
The final blog on Generation Z characteristics. For employers who are able to show what the future will look like for their employees there is much to build upon.
Gen Z - Key Characteristics No. 6 - Diverse
A key reason why diversity matters a great deal to Generation Z is because they are more diverse as a group. No.6 in a series of Gen Z key characteristics - diverse
Gen Z - Key Characteristics no.5 - Apprehensive
Mental health is an issue which comes up over and over again with the leaders I work with, it is at the heart of the snowflake trope. It is an absolute red line for every Gen Zer I have spoken to. Not taking it seriously will only lead to keeping the revolving door moving. Key characteristic 5 - apprehensive
Gen Z - Key Characteristic No.4 - Diligent
‘Gen Z should not be characterised, or stereotyped, as slackers or snowflakes. The extent to which they will uphold their personal values about, for example, equality or work/life balance should not be conflated with a reluctance to work hard’. Gen Z key characteristic no.4 - diligent
Gen Z - Key Characteristics no.3 - Pragmatic
Of all the key characteristics of Gen Z I describe it is this one which raises eyebrows the most often. If you want to understand this generation, you really need to understand this.
Gen Z - Key Characteristics No. 2 - Prudent
Zoomers have good reason to be less confident about future economic prosperity, even beyond the current cost of living crisis and recovery from the pandemic.
Gen Z - Who are they? Why are they different?
Gen Z is the generation which attended the secondary schools I led from 2006 to 2018. In recent years I have seen Generation Z described in ways I did not recognise, or appreciate.
This is the first of a series of blogs about them and their huge, as yet mostly untapped, potential to meet the challenges of today.
Are you managing older team members? Much older even?
5 tips for managing older team members
Tipped for promotion to the senior team but not sure you really want it?
Here are 5 questions you need to consider