By Cameron Findlater- Consultant & Coach One of the current hot topics in organisations is “Agile Leadership”. Agile leaders engendering agile organisations that anticipate and respond to customers’ needs in a variety of circumstances: new, changing, or indefinite. When we hear the word “agile” we may think of a solo cheetah or bird of prey, a flock of starlings in flight, a group of dancers or team of sports people, all moving quickly yet adeptly, with purpose and directio

If you are a manager or business partner responsible for implementing new systems, policies and practices one of the key challenges you may face is resistance to change and progress. When you’ve worked hard to design new solutions that will solve business issues, it can be at best frustrating and at worst demoralizing to come up against people who refuse to take on board the new ways. Resistance can take many forms; it can be overt, such as people not taking actions, or less

The debate about the pros and cons of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator has been going on for many years, often between assessment experts each with their own opinions – and now it seems the debate is growing. On the BBC Radio 4’s Start The Week programme broadcast on 8 October 2018 the presenter described what he called ‘the strange and surreal qualities’ of a popular questionnaire called the MBTI. Later in the same programme, Robert Plomin whose book ‘Blueprint: How Our DNA

Gordon Laird - Consultant and Coach Coaching is widely recognised as an effective approach to support managers to enable them to resolve challenges they face in the workplace. The generally accepted approach is that establishing goals is an important part of the coaching process. But is it always the best approach? Are goals always necessary in coaching? I should be clear from the start; goals in coaching are really usefully in framing what success would look like for both c

Anne M Houston - Consultant and Coach Kindness isn’t something most people think about when they consider qualities that are important...

By Pauline Holland, Principal Consultant at Taylor Clarke and Co Chair at ODN Europe “An essential dynamic of leadership is being seen …”...

Kate Williams - Consultant and Coach Having the support of senior leaders is crucial for leadership development within team members....

On 25th October 2018, Taylor Clarke celebrated 30 years in business with over 50 guests at ARTA, Glasgow. The evening began with a drinks...

By Sue Briggs. Effective management of health and safety in organisations is becoming an ever more important necessity regardless of the...

By Liz Metin, Senior Associate Consultant Every organisation has a culture – whether they’re aware of it or not. A culture often develops...

By Mairi Maclean- Consultant and Coach The culture of a company is crucial to its success and, as we know, the culture is determined by...