The ability to communicate clearly and concisely – to persuade and to inspire – is key to creating productive relationships inside and outside any business. It is a question of having empirical understanding of one's own flair and individuality, and of knowing how your own power, energy and personality can be marshalled for any task.
teamwork
Productive teamwork involves trust and understanding, being absolutely clear about expectations and lines of reporting. Every team member must know precisely why and how each role fits into the scheme of things and clearly understand everybody’s individual importance.
leadership
Effective leadership is about so much more than "leading the way". Leaders need to support and empower, drawing out the best in people and being in service, not just to the firm, but to the team itself.
do they know who you are?
In order to persuade people you have to move them from one place to another. That takes a lot of work. And if that hard work doesn't look like – and feel like – real pleasure then people won’t have the will to change.
Often you are asking people to move from a safe place into the relatively unknown. You need to be credible and trustworthy.
People invest heavily in you. They pay with their attention, their time and their priorities. So their investment has to be repaid – with dividends.
Wherever, whenever and however you perform, your platform is yourself.
You are the messenger and the message. The power is you.
Nick was a founder member of one of the UK's leading coaching companies. He worked with them for over ten years, contributing to the development of their highly effective methodology.
During this time he worked with people at all levels in companies and organisations such as Barclays, KPMG, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, J P Morgan, Terra Firma, Nomura, GMW, AIB, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Philips and Hand Picked Hotels.
In 2004 Nick became an independent freelance working in partnership with specialists he knows will offer the best balance and blend of skills to meet his clients' needs.
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