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Ricarda Baldock
Jan 15
'We can't afford leadership training'
If I am talking to SMEs or even larger corporate businesses, this is often the first sentence I hear. But I want to ask you this: What is...


Ricarda Baldock
Oct 18, 2024
Please stay!
Employee attrition has never been such a hot topic as it’s now.  Long gone are the bumper years of baby-boomers – absolutely everyone I...


Ricarda Baldock
Sep 4, 2024
5 September: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CHARITY
" The International Day of Charity was established with the objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people, NGOs, and stakeholders all...


Ricarda Baldock
Aug 30, 2024
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Another one of those great English sayings that's recently really challenged me! I am not an old dog but I certainly am not someone who...


Ricarda Baldock
May 28, 2024
INTUITION IS THE SUM OF OUR EXPERIENCES AND THEIR TRIGGERS.
In an inspiring conversation this morning, we talked about INTUITION. I have learned that our intuition is one of the most undervalued...


Ricarda Baldock
Nov 23, 2023
Great minds think alike...or do they?
That's great English saying has got stuck in my head recently. There's a lot of truth in it… we often feel like kindred spirits when we...


Ricarda Baldock
Jul 4, 2023
Giving meaningful feedback
We are being made aware of most of our strengths through feeback from others. Think about it…think about one strengths you know about...


Ricarda Baldock
Jun 23, 2023
Teams (part2)
Some teams are made up of a hugely diverse group of people. You might have a project manager, working with designers, IT experts and...


Ricarda Baldock
Jun 20, 2023
Teams (part 1)
Some teams form around very similar strengths, interests, proprities and thinking styles. Others, and this is often the case the in...


Ricarda Baldock
Jun 14, 2023
Power in leadership
The subject of POWER is a very difficult one in leadership. Abuse and misuse of power is visible and felt in many areas of work and life....


Ricarda Baldock
May 24, 2023
Motivation and what kills it
'Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.' Daniel H Pink Most people I talk to are hugely motivated to give their best...


Ricarda Baldock
May 5, 2023
What is emotional intelligence?
CEOs are hired for their intellect and business expertise - and fired for a lack of emotional intelligence. Daniel Goleman Research shows...


Ricarda Baldock
Apr 26, 2023
Psychological safety
‚Psychological Safety is a belief that the context is safe for interpersonal risk-taking – that speaking up with ideas, questions,...
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