http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk We are passionate about enabling leaders, managers, teams and individuals to maximise their potential. Imagine your organisation utilising the full potential of all its employees. Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/presentations-story-telling-and-the-life-of-pi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presentations-story-telling-and-the-life-of-pi http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/presentations-story-telling-and-the-life-of-pi/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:26:09 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1916 The Life of Pi and the power of the metaphor As you probably know we like a good story! A good story providing a powerful metaphor, is often the best way to convey the challenges and victories of organisational life. Stories engage at the emotional level rather than the more logical level of most presentations. [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/presentations-story-telling-and-the-life-of-pi/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/rejuvenate-or-relegate-team-performance-and-the-new-manager-lessons-from-football/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rejuvenate-or-relegate-team-performance-and-the-new-manager-lessons-from-football http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/rejuvenate-or-relegate-team-performance-and-the-new-manager-lessons-from-football/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:32:29 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1911 So, it’s that time again. As we approach the climax of the football season there are  eight clubs looking nervously over their shoulders, as they become entangled in the relegation dogfight. Success means essential financial investment and currency in the war for footballing talent. Failure is unthinkable. The Premier League ends in May, and teams [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/rejuvenate-or-relegate-team-performance-and-the-new-manager-lessons-from-football/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/interview-prep-bid-tendering-pitchin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interview-prep-bid-tendering-pitchin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/interview-prep-bid-tendering-pitchin/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:54:45 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1892 It is becoming increasingly common for those tendering for major bids to have to attend an interview either individually or more commonly as a team. We help organisations prepare for such interviews by focussing the team on: 1. their own strengths and personalities often utilising one of a number of personality profiling tools, 2. the [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/04/interview-prep-bid-tendering-pitchin/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/03/leadership-develpment-coaching/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=leadership-develpment-coaching http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/03/leadership-develpment-coaching/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:06:34 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1871 So what is Leadership Development Coaching? Much of the coaching we provide is to managers and leaders in mid to large size organisations. They have often risen through the ranks and have typically 10+ years experience. However by the time they are in a senior position they have often only had a few days piecemeal [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/03/leadership-develpment-coaching/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/02/are-you-equipped-to-have-challenging-conversations-with-staff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-equipped-to-have-challenging-conversations-with-staff http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/02/are-you-equipped-to-have-challenging-conversations-with-staff/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:10:34 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1860 Training and feedback should be at the heart of any good performance management strategy. Yet research suggests that employees are not getting useful or regular feedback from their leaders. Last year the Cornerstone OnDemand Survey, conducted in the US, found that 60% of employees haven’t had useful feedback from their bosses for six months. A [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/02/are-you-equipped-to-have-challenging-conversations-with-staff/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/01/happiness-and-worklife-balance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happiness-and-worklife-balance http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/01/happiness-and-worklife-balance/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:39:18 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1797 Wishing people more happiness seems to rub off on everyone doesn’t it – whether it is ‘Happy Birthday’, Happy Anniversary’ ‘Happy Christmas’, ‘Happy New Year!, etc?   But, what if we could be happier all year around? The latest neuroscience research has found that activation of part of the brain called the left prefrontal cortex correlates with reported [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2013/01/happiness-and-worklife-balance/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/12/gorillas-and-emotional-intelligence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gorillas-and-emotional-intelligence http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/12/gorillas-and-emotional-intelligence/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:35:20 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1764 As some of you know we recently enjoyed a fantastic trip to Rwanda. This included two days tracking mountain gorillas in the Volcanoes National Park where Diane Fosse did her pioneering research which was the inspiration for the film ‘Gorillas in the Mist’. The trek to reach the gorillas started at 7am when we assembled [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/12/gorillas-and-emotional-intelligence/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/10/can-i-use-insights-discovery-in-recruitment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-i-use-insights-discovery-in-recruitment http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/10/can-i-use-insights-discovery-in-recruitment/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:53:29 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1649 Using the Insights Discovery System for Selection and Recruitment  One of the questions that we are often asked is “can I use Insights Discovery in recruitment?” Our answer is always “yes but with great care”. It is important to recognise that degrees of skill, or interests, are not identifiable merely from the Insights Discovery personal [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/10/can-i-use-insights-discovery-in-recruitment/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/10/bunch-of-tweets-amygdala-hijacks-feed-twitter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bunch-of-tweets-amygdala-hijacks-feed-twitter http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/10/bunch-of-tweets-amygdala-hijacks-feed-twitter/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:25:30 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1635   Ashley Cole’s angry tweet directed at the Football Association is one of many examples when a high profile figure has used Twitter to lash out. He’s not the first sports star to use Twitter in this way (think Kevin Pieterson, Rio Ferdinand and Joey Barton).   Cole’s attack came after his evidence was criticised in [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/10/bunch-of-tweets-amygdala-hijacks-feed-twitter/feed/ 0 http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/09/myers-briggs-for-recruitment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=myers-briggs-for-recruitment http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/09/myers-briggs-for-recruitment/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 20:29:56 +0000 Colin http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/?p=1604 One of the most common requests we get is from organisations wanting to use the Myers Briggs Type Indicator for recruitment and recruiting. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality profiling tool that looks at preferences on four dimensions of personality. MBTI is great for developing individuals and teams because it helps raise [...]]]> http://www.iridiumconsulting.co.uk/2012/09/myers-briggs-for-recruitment/feed/ 0