andrewl
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Andrew Leigh is a founding director of Maynard Leigh Associates and a Fellow of the CIPD. He is author and joint author of a number of books on presentations, leadership, management and teams. His latest book The Charisma Effect is being translated into eight languages.
Having been a columnist on the business section of The Observer, he spent many years as an Assistant Director in various UK local authorities, and subsequently set up Maynard Leigh with his fellow director Michael Maynard in 1989. The company which recently celebrated its 20th year, has a core mission of Unlocking People's Potential and works with a wide ranging clientele from major corporations such as DHL, Visa and Aviva through to medium sized and small companies that want to bring about significant changes in individual and corporate performance.
The company pioneered the idea of using ideas from the theatre in business and much of its approach is described in the book Dramatic Success.
Andrew has a particular interest in managing and managing change, and especially culture change and has written an award winning paper on sustaining it. He is also a director of Parity Eco Solutions, an award-winning provider of environmental solutions to the residential building sector.
www.maynardleigh.co.uk
Director Maynard Leigh Associates
9th Aug 2011
“Thought I should see what everyone has been raving about,” wrote the head of Talent Development in a major UK non-government body recently...
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2nd Aug 2011
The advertisers who withdrew their support from the News of The World and helped seal its demise were not being noble, altruistic or...
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1st Aug 2011
The News of World saga highlights what it means to have integrity and how organisations must achieve the right balance between compliance,...
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17th May 2011
Approximate reading time 3.88 minutes Of the many tough roles that HR must play within the corporate environment, one of the most...
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6th May 2011
Approximate reading time: 2.3 minutes Can you fake charisma? According to Carol Kinsey Goman you can! She is a self-styled charisma expert...
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29th Apr 2011
Approximate reading time: 2.7 minutes One consequence of the tougher economic climate is the demand for more certainty. Where once senior...
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30th Mar 2011
Approximate reading time 2.6 minutes “Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds,” complained Emerson , and Ghandi too did not...
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3rd Feb 2011
Approximate reading time: 2 minutes How restless are your employees? Do you know who is on the move or secretly planning to depart? The...
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3rd Feb 2011
DO IT NOW: Notice how you talk to your people today. Are you treating them with dignity? When you talk to your people with respect and...
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3rd Feb 2011
So much has been written about the King’s Speech that it feels the entire world must have seen it by now. Apparently some ten per cent of...
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