by Debbie Yarwood | Jul 29, 2016 | Watch of the Week
What Is Leadership from Captain David Marquet One Sentence Summary David Marquet, a retired Captain of a US Navy nuclear submarine says that great leaders don’t give orders, they give their people control. Length of video 9.37 mins Favourite Quote 3 Lessons from the...
by Debbie Yarwood | Jul 19, 2016 | Onboarding, Uncategorized
He leaves the office on a Friday night as one of their teammates. He returns on Monday morning as their manager. With a deep breath, he sits at his desk. I wonder what he would think if he could see what was ahead of him. Over the next few months he will have to...
by Debbie Yarwood | Jul 14, 2016 | Watch of the Week
How To Run A Company With (Almost) No Rules from Ricardo Semler Quick Summary: What would happen if you took every standard practice in business – board meetings, setting salaries, paying expenses, 40 hour weeks – and turned it on its head? Ricardo Semler...
by Debbie Yarwood | Jul 5, 2016 | Culture
Many years ago, I worked for a manager who had an unusual talent. He could suck the enthusiasm out of a room before he even got to his desk. It got so bad that no one booked vacation without first knowing the dates he would be away. When he wasn’t there we loved our...
by Debbie Yarwood | Jul 4, 2016 | Watch of the Week
Six Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Everyday from Dr Marshall Goldsmith One Sentence Summary: Everyone should take responsibility for their own success and happiness and that includes your employees. Length of video: 25.02 mins Favourite Quote:...