Have you ever experienced the challenge of motivating someone who is de-motivated? Ever faced the “9 to 5″ ers who put in just what they need to to get by, but no more? Ever wondered how you’re supposed to motivate your team when you’re on the 6th change in as many months? Or maybe you’re wanting to motivate your boss to agree to some initiative he’s been stalling on for months?

Whatever the situation, for many managers, understanding how to successfully motivate their staff, peers or boss can be one of their biggest headaches!

This document gives you an outline of 6 key things you need to take into consideration before you even try to motivate anyone – and a useful tool/exercise to help you reflect on, and plan your strategy so you are more successful.

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How do you currently develop and manage talent in your organisation?

Effective talent management will benefit not only the individual and the organisation, it is a critical part of successful succession planning. But a clear understanding of talent is necessary for all those involved in this process, and managers need to practise identifying and nurturing talent in their staff.

This document offers some tips from some of the most robust research into talent in recent years, and gives managers a useful tool/exercise to help you identify excellence in any given role, so you can begin to “benchmark” performance and improve the development process for all of your staff.

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If you’re a manager, how high is morale in your team right now? On a scale of 0-10, with 10 being “very high”, what figure comes to mind?

Keeping morale high when external circumstances are making things difficult is always a challenge – but are there some managers who still maintain high morale even in tough times? We believe so. Sometimes there are things going on inside your organisation which are negatively impacting on the morale (and therefore the performance) of your staff. To find out what these “morale killers” might be, and to find a tool which can help you and your team identify those “killers”

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We found the results of a survey done by Susan Heathfield (see About.com) which ran a poll of readers asking what were the key behaviours or attitudes of bad bosses.We think it makes for interesting reading. Take a look and see if any of these apply in your organisation…..or even to you!

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Talent management has grown into a field of its own in recent years – and sometimes I think we have a tendency to overcomplicate things, but with a little understanding of some fundamental principles it is possible to develop ways of working which will encourage the identification of talent and match up those talents with the right roles and tasks in your organisation.

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In this brief document, learn the four key actions you need to take which will help you shape a high performance culture, and try the reflective exercise which helps you get clear about what you expect in four key areas, so you have a solid base upon which to build a high performing team.

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