Colin Newhouse
Nov 153 min read
POISONOUS CULTURE
“ That’s it, I’m through with this company!” One of the best Senior Marketing VPs I know glanced at her watch and realized she’d got up...
4 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Oct 292 min read
Are you a good manager?
Have you ever left a job because of a poor manager? If so, you are in good company. This is one of the most frequently cited reasons for...
2 views0 comments
Frédéric Rainville, Associé principal, Colin Newhouse & Ass.
Oct 101 min read
ARE YOU HAPPY AT WORK?
Etes-vous heureux(se) au travail?
0 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Sep 41 min read
ARE YOU TRUSTWORTHY ?
Thank goodness for the powers of networking! If you are in the people development and coaching business as I am, you probably recommend...
6 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
May 272 min read
Say No to ''Feel-Good'' Training!
Make your training pay!
11 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Mar 181 min read
Memorable quotes on leadership
Do you have to lead people and teams? In your busy day-to-day do you sometimes think you’re doing the right things as a leader? Here are...
9 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Feb 213 min read
THE SURPRISE CALL
Disturbing leadership behaviour... You probably get them from time to time and I certainly do: the surprise call out of the blue from an...
9 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Jan 101 min read
Golda Meir on Leadership
Golda Meir, the first woman Prime Minister of Israel, was once asked by a researcher on leadership how she would explain her rise to...
12 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Jan 42 min read
What's coming in 2024? Let's ask Chatgpt.
What are the top priorities for leaders as we start 2024? What more appropriate way to get the ball rolling than to ask an artificial...
24 views0 comments
colinnewhouse514
Oct 3, 20232 min read
MUSCLE IS NOT EVERYTHING
Lessons from the Netflix biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger Muscle is not everything. In fact, to be an effective leader, it doesn’t...
5 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Sep 7, 20231 min read
The end of loyalty!
"'Me first, my company perhaps later’. That seems to be the recent trend in the way people are approaching the job market. So, if you are...
3 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Jun 9, 20232 min read
LESSONS FROM A MARATHON RUNNER
Fred is a marathon runner. He’s also part of my close family, so I get to follow his athletic and his professional career quite closely....
12 views1 comment
Colin Newhouse
May 9, 20232 min read
LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM WAR
I recently returned from a trip to the Ardennes region in Europe. I’m a Second World War buff and this region is especially interesting...
10 views2 comments
Colin Newhouse
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Icebergs, Cruise Ships and Changing your Organization’s Culture
What do icebergs, mega cruise ships and organizational culture all have in common? At first glance, not a lot. But, as soon as you try to...
16 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Are you overcompetitive? It’s possible to have too much of a good thing!
‘I don’t know, Grandad’. This answer surprised me. I had just asked my 11 year-old grandson where his Peewee hockey team stood in his...
41 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Trust, but Verify
The Four Key Leadership Styles Which Build – Or Destroy Trust As managers we have a duty to monitor the results of our employees, but...
9 views1 comment
Colin Newhouse
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Don’t Make New year’s Resolutions! Make New Year’s Visions instead
At this time of the year I always remember a client of mine from way back who doesn’t believe in making New year’s resolutions. He says...
19 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Dec 22, 20222 min read
MAGIC NUMBERS FOR MANAGERS
Some useful numbers to remember when we are managing people at work. As managers we frequently have to remember and use some complex...
4 views0 comments
Colin Newhouse
Dec 15, 20221 min read
Quality versus Quantity? More data for us to consider on hybrid working.
A recent article in The Economist looks the results from some of the many studies made since the massive move to a hybrid working model...
8 views0 comments
colinnewhouse514
Oct 23, 20224 min read
Organizing 360° Feedback
A powerful tool to be used with care! A few weeks ago, a client called me with this problem: “Our new Quality Control Director really...
3 views0 comments
