Leadership

Posts about Leadership of business, people and thought

A to Z, Leadership Qualities, Oak Consult, Mark Conway 5
Reading Time: 9 minutes Great leaders come in all shapes and sizes, genders and cultures, but they all possess many of the qualities I’ve highlighted below in the Think Oak A to Z of Leadership Qualities: A – Agile In today’s economic climate, it is more important than ever for leaders to be agile. Agile [...]

A to Z of Leadership Qualities

 in Business Skills / Leadership  tagged A to Z / Inspirational / Leader / leadership qualities / Leadership Style by
Teams, Success, Customers, Oak Consult, Knowledge, Energy, Focus 6
Reading Time: 9 minutes Being part of a winning team is a great feeling! Building a winning team is hard work, but can be great fun with some amazing results! Below I’ve detailed Think Oak’s A-Z of Building a Winning Team: A – Audit Abilities The very first thing to do when you take [...]

A to Z of Building a Winning Team

 in Business Skills / Leadership / Management / Personal Development / Teams  tagged Can Do / Energy / Focus / KPI / SMART / Teamwork / Vision by
business, iso 22301, iso 27001, iso 31001, iso 9001, risk assessment, risk management, threat management
Reading Time: 26 minutes All organisations, whatever their size or market, face a range of risks affecting the achievement of their objectives. While “risk” is commonly regarded as negative, risk management is as much about exploiting potential opportunities as preventing potential problems. Risk management comprises a framework and process that enable organisations to manage [...]

A to Z of Risk Management

 in Business Continuity / Business Skills / Information Security / Leadership / Management  tagged Horizon Scanning / Risk Assessment / Risk Management / Risk Treatment / Threats / Vulnerabilities by
ISO27001, Information Security Management
Reading Time: 19 minutes The purpose of information security is to protect an organisation’s valuable assets, such as information, Intellectual property, hardware, and software. Through the selection and application of appropriate safeguards or controls, information security helps an organisation to meet its business objectives by protecting its physical and financial resources, reputation, legal position, [...]

A to Z of Information Security

 in Business Continuity / Business Skills / Information Security / Leadership / Management  tagged Cyber-security / Data / Information / ISO22301 / ISO27001 by
Coal to Diamonds
Reading Time: 6 minutes Rebuilding an underperforming team or department is a huge challenge. The issues you will face from the team could include low morale, rapid staff turnover and high absenteeism levels. The managers involved could also have poor leadership skills, which is likely to hinder not help the situation. If employees are uncertain [...]

Coal to Diamonds – Raising Team Performance

 in Leadership / Management / Teams  tagged Communication / Self-Aware / Success by
A to Z, Product Management, Ansoff Matrix, Market, Product Development 9
Reading Time: 16 minutes Product management can be a complex and often misunderstood discipline in business. In reality Product Management in its broadest sense, touches every part of an organisation that sells products and services, and everyone has their part to play in the product life-cycle to ensure that customers get the best possible [...]

A to Z of Product Management

 in Business Skills / Leadership / Management / People / Teams  tagged advertising / Business / Forecasting / marketing / Product Management / technology by
Passionate, Ambitious, Reliable, Trustworthy, Straight Talking 6
Reading Time: 18 minutes The Chartered Institute of Marketing defines Marketing as “The management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying customer requirements profitably.” I think I prefer Seth Godin’s description: The art of telling a story to a customer that they want to hear, that lets them persuade themselves to buy something. Inherent [...]

A to Z of Marketing

 in Business Skills / Leadership  tagged advertising / Business / marketing by
Managing Poor Performance 1
Reading Time: 5 minutes In part 1 of this two-part post I covered the potential impacts of poor performance, the causes and your responsibilities as a manager. In part 2, I’ll be guiding you through a seven-step process to help you deal with a poor performer. Tackling Poor Performance Many businesses do have policies and [...]

Stop the Rot – Managing Poor Performance ~ Part 2

 in Business Skills / Leadership / Management / People / Personal Development / Teams  tagged Feedback / Performance / Performance Management / SMART Goals by