Greenbank Bulletin

Here we take a look back at the many discussions and conversations we had with leaders last year and offer our personal "Top 6 leadership tips for 2012".  Some of them may be new, some may fall under the 'common sense but not common practice' category.  Either way we hope they prove a useful reminder of things to help you to be successful in the coming year!

As we start the New Year we would not dare remind you of those resolutions you made on the 1^st January and which may already have slipped just a bit! However, this could be the moment to take some time to review the last year and to look forward to 2012 and how it can be Your Best Year Yet.

Jinny Ditzler's 'Your Best Year Yet'  is a short book full of practical planning tips and advice which can help you to turn some of your most challenging personal issues into a powerful action plan. But don't take our word for it...we have asked one of our clients, Joanna Day, Director of Legal Services for Santander's Commercial Corporate & Business Bank, to give her views on the book and explain how she has used it over several years to plan her year ahead.

However open minded and progressive we might be, change is always accompanied by some element of cost - whether that is financial or psychological. As humans we are programmed to protect ourselves from the unknown, to seek safety and stability-an instinct that is often at odds with the need for swift and frequent change in today's business world if we are to stay competitive. So how can we get people to willingly step into the unknown and embrace change?