Inspirational Manager

Judith O'Leary's 30-year career led her to set up Great Companies Consulting, to support companies in building workplaces that make a positive contribution to the life of employees, whilst being successful in the market place.

• Acknowledgements1          It’s got to be better than this! The benefits of being an inspirational manager The Field of Dreams Now over to you2          What it takes to be an inspirational manager So you want to be an inspirational manager What sort of manager are you? Moving from effective to inspirational Summary Action plan3                    The beliefs of an inspirational manager What inspirational managers believe in The benefits of being an inspirational manager Managing upwards in an inspirational way Summary Action plan4          Keep on learning Developing your emotional muscle Where will I find this learning? Yourself as a role model Summary Action plan5                    Focusing your attention Why focus matters Identifying your natural focus Crisis of focus Can I have balanced focus and still be ambitious? Summary Action plan6            The inspirational manager as coach The differences between coaching and mentoring Using a coaching style Purpose of coaching Coaching interventions Stages in a coaching session Giving advice Summary Action plan7            Building inspirational teams Team framework Developing your own team style Summary Action plan  8          The performance management process Performance management feels very demanding Valuing performance management  The essence of inspirational performance management Setting up inspirational performance management Examples of inspirational performance management The inspirational performance management process Summary Action plan  9                    Making the most of delegation What is delegation Assess your workload The process of delegation Making the best use of mistakes Summary Action plan10                Day-to-day talent management Stages of talent management How will I fit it all in? Lack of opportunity in the organisation Summary Action plan11                Managing serial achievers  The Life Alignment Curve Managing through the Life Alignment Curve  Summary Action plan12                Setting up your team for success  Getting to grips with core talent Understanding achiever style  Creating an environment for success  Summary Action plan  13                Holding the tough conversations Addressing performance issues