About: Spearhead Training

Today everyone in the office is talking about the incredible achievement of the Leicester City football team (or the “Foxes” as they are affectionately known by their fans). The reason? They have just won the Premier League title after Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Chelsea yesterday. Starting as complete “no-hopers” at the start of the season…

[caption id="attachment_3380" align="alignleft" width="300"] Effective teamwork[/caption] In most business situations the results we need to achieve cannot be accomplished by people working in isolation. Teamwork is required to get the work done on time and to the standard needed. But working together as a team does not always come easily to some people. (more…)

People are regularly promoted from within the team into a supervisory position not just for their knowledge of the job but also for their ability to get on with others. But trying to be nice all the time can lead to failure when managing people. (more…)

A well-known saying says that people leave their manager, not their company! The truth of this saying is clearly demonstrated by the results of a Gallup survey which revealed that 50% of employees leave their job to get away from their manager! So ensuring that your managers and supervisors know what they need to do…

With an ever aging workforce and the desire to reduce over-reliance on external recruitment to find talent, the need for accelerated development of leaders is becoming an urgent problem that businesses need to address. But how can you accelerate your people’s development and help them to be ready for progression more quickly? (more…)

Being a good manager can be tough. You need to stay positive and motivated whatever problems or challenges you face. But how can you do this? We interviewed six highly successful business leaders and asked them what they do when the going gets tough. (more…)