I was walking along the beach with my wife (that’s her in the photo above) when I saw a man skipping stones on the top of the water. He was the best I have ever seen. The stone flew out of his hand and powered across the water and bounced well over 10 times. It …
How do you replicate the results of your top salesperson or top engineer? Read More »
I took my kids to have a sneaky MacDonalds yesterday (I know I’m a bad parent, don’t judge me!) My daughter pointed out this gem of a sign. We all had a bit of a giggle at our local Pizza Hut’s expense. It got me thinking though. What we think we are saying is often …
Recently I was in two meetings on the same day. In the first we discussed a challenging problem and had come to a consensus about the only real way forward. Just as I was getting ready to wrap up the meeting, when one person said, “no I don’t think that is the right approach.” Let’s …
Do you think you can get this one right? In 1951, Groups of eight college students were given a paper asking which two lines were the same. They each called out which were the two lines. Except 7 had been told to intentionally give the wrong answer. The remaining student agreed with the 7, giving …
How often have you given someone the job only for them to not match up to what was promised in their interview? But they seemed so confident! We are naturally drawn to confident people, but sadly confidence and competence are not always correlated. This is why interviews are not actually the best way of selecting …
Confidence vs competence: what to look for in an interview Read More »
One experience that always sticks with me is asking a client what their worst source of greatest conflict, that was harming their ability to get the results they needed. After a bit of thought, they said a particular team. I asked, “What is wrong with the team?” Client: “They will not do the work we …
Is technology helping your team or getting in their way? Read More »
I was talking to my brother-in-law, who was talking to his tiler who was talking to his brother who was employed by a top UK car manufacturer. His brother works remotely. If he does not have any activity on his laptop for more than 15 minutes, he gets a message asking him why he is …
What should you do to force your remote workers to work? Read More »
My wife likes a rom-com and some time ago we watched a film called “the break-up”. There’s not much I remember from the film (hello Jennifer Anniston!) but an argument the couple had did stick in my mind. It went something a little like this: Him: what do you want from me? Her: I want …
Well first you need to determine what you want. I know that sounds stupid, but do you really know? I find new year’s resolutions fascinating. Each of us have a yearning to be better, yet we often set goals for ourselves that we immediately fail at. My amazing wife decided she was not going to …
How do you get your team to deliver what you want? Read More »
For those that wish to, you can now book your vaccine through the NHS App! This feature was added at 11 today and represents a lot of work behind the scenes. As I said last week, when leading I will always strive to create the “one team” effect. It doesn’t matter where you belong on …
Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Legal Information | Mediation Complaints Procedure
© 2023 Leon Bamforth Associates Ltd | Company No. 11016728 | VAT Registration No. GB 312 0004 88
