Author's posts
Apr 19
Raising Your Game
My attention over the past few weeks has been almost exclusively consumed by preparing and delivering presentations and workshops as an Associate of Lane4 to senior leaders in large organizations. The top 200 leaders in JP Morgan’s EMEA Investment Banking business, the 45 most senior leaders in the Post Office, the Executive Team at Marie …
Apr 01
Building a Culture of Engagement with RESPECT™
By Paul Marciano, Author, Consultant, Speaker “Leading with RESPECT” View profile Over the past decade research around the world has demonstrated the link between employee engagement and organizational vitality on a number of measures including productivity, profitability, quality, retention, and safety. Naturally, organizations have responded by putting programs into place to increase engagement. Unfortunately, many …
Apr 01
Welcome to My Guest Blog
As TOP Performance Consulting’s website evolves, I am keen to broaden its horizons as much as possible. I am starting with the introduction of a ‘Guest Blog’ which will provide different perspectives from people highly accomplished in their fields. I am delighted, therefore, to announce the posting of the first Guest Blog. It is written …
Mar 21
A Consultant’s Delight
At this time last year I wrote about my aches and pains following a week of skiing amongst the millions of trees in Vermont. I am experiencing those same aches and pains as I write now after my annual skiing trip, this time to the steep slopes of Val Thorens in France. At this time …
Mar 21
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Mar 09
How Do You Create a Real Leadership Culture?
I have received positive feedback from a number of you about an article which appeared recently in Training Journal. The article addressed a question I have been asked on many occasions: how do you create a real leadership culture? In the article, I describe how the essence of creating a real leadership culture lies in …
Feb 10
There Is Nothing Wrong With Change – If It Is In The Right Direction
OK, it’s happened. I have left Lane4 and am now operating under the name TOP Performance Consulting Ltd. By the way, I hope you like the new website. I have spent most of my career supporting other people through change, whether it be with elite athletes or senior business executives. Going through it myself over …
Dec 21
Dreams can come true
The biggest thing I have learned since I co-founded Lane4 is that dreams really can come true. Fifteen years ago, Adrian Moorhouse, Adrian Hutchinson and I dreamed about building a company that would be different to work for, be different in its market place and would grow organically to a size that would have a …
Nov 01
Put the team first
The past two or three weeks have been pretty full for me, involving plenty of travelling to work with my clients. I’ve also done a few guest podcasts, the most recent of which was part of Lisa Haneberg’s series of ‘Fireside Chats’ with authors. Click on the link below to listen to the 20 minute …
Oct 14
Interview: Thrive on Pressure
I am scheduled be interveiwed on my latest book “Thrive on Pressure” on the 20 October, you’ll be able to gain access to the archived interview by following this link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mcgraw-hill/2010/10/20/thrive-on-pressure–strategies-from-graham-jones