Brand You!

Brand You!

Do you ever stop and take a moment and consider … the coffee travel mug you’re carrying… ah, you’re a Starbucks drinker, the breakfast cereals you ate this morning, ah you’re a Weetabix fan, the new suit you bought for your important meeting….. Armani? Well, the reality is that we are all well and truly branded! We fall in love with these brands, in some instances we aspire to be like these brands, some of them make us feel safe, special, and important even. But what about you? What about your brand? What does it currently say about you? (more…)...
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Diversity and Inclusion Expert to Speak at Premier Power Event

Diversity and Inclusion Expert to Speak at Premier Power Event

Shropshire based businesswomen Teresa Boughey is set to be a keynote speaker a major event aimed at professionals and decision makers in the power industry. Critical Power & Decentralised Energy (CP&DE) 2018 is the largest independent power and electrical trade exhibition in Europe. The 2-day event incorporates a business conference and exhibition, organised by Global Media Publishing Ltd.    CP&DE 2018 will see the launch of its inaugural Women in Power conference strand where leading UK Professionals will discuss the need to increase the presence of more females into STEM roles. (more…)...
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Discover the essential ingredients for effective communication

Boosting employee engagement is often at the forefront of HR and management initiatives, which can lead to countless surveys, meetings, rewards schemes and other new programmes. But the simplest way to increase engagement is sometimes overlooked - it starts with effective day-to-day communication. (more…)...
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The Sunshine Yellow Leader

What's it like to be a Sunshine Yellow Leader? The Sunshine Yellow Leader is will radiate enthusiasm and encourage participation of others.   They enjoy and seek the company of others and are full of ideas and plans for the future and will welcome change. Sunshine Yellow energy is characterised by the following adjectives: Sociable Dynamic Demonstrative Enthusiastic Persuasive Expressive The Sunshine Yellow leader will definitely know where they are going and will be able to paint compelling pictures of new possibilities, through words but equally with coloured pens/paints which they may well stick on the wall for all to see, but may not possibly know how they are going to get there (or may not even be clear about where they are right now!). They establish positive and effective relationships with many and are likely to inject energy and optimism with those they engage with. They are honest (sometime too honest!) and if their words don't tell you what they are thinking often their body language...
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The Earth Green Leader

The strengths and challenges for the Earth Green Manager and Leader Having enjoyed a productive weekend in the garden, I thought it highly appropriate to continue our blog series about personality and how your Insights Discovery Energy preferences impact on your leadership style. What is Earth Green Energy? Earth Green energy is a combination of Introversion and Feeling.  This combination results in an Earth Green Manager or Leader who prefers reflection, harmony and consensus.   With an inward focus, judgements are likely to be value-based and decisions will considered and typically made after long periods of reflection.  They are likely to appear casual and conforming.  Their primary focus is to maintaining harmony and group consensus. Managers and Leaders with an Earth Green energy preference want to achieve goals too and can be very driven (just like the Fiery Red Leader) but if the human cost is too high they will change the goal.       They have a strong desire to be liked and will fear confrontation. Earth Green energy preference can be characterised by the following adjectives: Caring ...
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