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Building Great Teams - Consider Skills, but Select on Personality
Rob Hoult Rob Hoult

Building Great Teams - Consider Skills, but Select on Personality

Building a successful team relies on many things. Obviously, team members need to have the skills and knowledge that can be combined into team effort, to achieve the tasks that the team has been set.

Perhaps just as critical, if not more so, is the blend of personalities that make up the team. Skills and knowledge can be enhanced, personality and behaviour, less so.

Learn about the five key psychological roles that teams need in order to be successful.

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Can you coach, and still deliver criticism?
Rob Hoult Rob Hoult

Can you coach, and still deliver criticism?

Coaching is hard work - coaching good behaviour is pleasant, and makes us feel good.

But when we have to address non-compliant or poor behaviour, it's often something that we all find tough.

Learn four great techniques of how to make this tough job easier.

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Leaders for Life - The Team Leader 'Why'
Rob Hoult Rob Hoult

Leaders for Life - The Team Leader 'Why'

The Team Leader 'Why' is to make the world a better place through the development of 'Leaders for Life'. We believe that if everyone is just a bit better at leading and influencing in a positive way, our workplaces, clubs, schools, families and societies will be better for it.

When you get told that you're making a difference in the area, even by just one person, it is simply marvellous. Thanks Emily.

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Leadership - What We Already Know Is Enough
Rob Hoult Rob Hoult

Leadership - What We Already Know Is Enough

We already know enough about leadership to be able to develop great leaders. There's almost certainly nothing new to be learned - anything new will probably just reinforce what we have already known for thousands of years.

We are also able to predict with a high degree of accuracy those who are likely to make good leaders, simply because we know what leaders do, and the personality that most readily enables these behaviours.

 

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