Have you heard of Intent? It’s a single understanding that leaders who want the best from the teams communicate. It’s a very brief written statement which combines your mission statement, your company objectives, your culture and values – distilled into 100 words that...
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Confident and Courageous Leadership | Podcast Episode 8
Guest Presenter: Kate Philp, Quirk Solutions Associate and Leadership Trainer There is a subtle, but very important difference between courageous and confident decision-making. Both equally important as each other but, none the less, they can have significant impacts...
3 Components for Successful Business Performance | Podcast Episode 9
Having a passionate workforce, supported by the right resources to hand, and all aimed at delivering what the client wants will drive your business to success. In this edition of the Quirk Solutions podcast we discusses the 3 components essential for successful...
Empowering Your Team Through A Framework
In this video as part of our series ‘In Conversation with Chris Paton’ Chris discusses with Charlie the common misperception that in the military there is a strict top-down control hierarchy but in reality, the involvement of all team members is vital in operations....
Closed Loop Communication
In Conversation with Chris Paton and Charlie Wagstaff. In this video series, Chris discusses with Charlie how he has applied military techniques to the corporate world: Closed Loop Communication. Closed Loop Communication is a technique used by the military that...
The Sprint Box Methodology Within Agile
In Conversation with Chris Paton and Charlie Wagstaff. In this video series Chris discusses with Charlie how he has applied military techniques to the corporate world: The Sprint Box Methodology Within Agile. When using the Sprint methodology there is an active...
The Difference Between Military and Commercial Leadership
‘In Conversation with Chris Paton’ is a video series where Chris Paton and Charlie Wagstaff discussed a range of topics, from Chris’s military experience to how he adapt that to the commercial world. In this video, they explore the different leadership techniques and...
The Benefits of Creating an Instant Culture of Trust
In this video series, Chris discusses with Charlie how he has applied military techniques to the corporate world. The Benefits of Creating an Instant Culture of Trust. In this video from the series ‘In Conversation with Chris Paton’ we discuss ‘The Benefits of...
6 Business-critical Situations Where Wargames Make a Difference
With the military heritage to business wargaming, there is a preconception that it is all about competitors and competitive intelligence. It isn’t. Knowing how your strategy is going to affect / be affected by your competitors is clearly vital. However, it is just as...
Why You Should Stop Planning For Brexit And Test Your Resilience Instead
Why stop planning? In part, because there are so many permutations and possible futures: Brexit Bill passes, Brexit Bill fails, No Deal Brexit, No Brexit, Confidence Votes, General Elections….. the list goes on. It is difficult to predict which of these...