Mark TopleyMar 243 minFree Training - 6 steps to grow your Leadership Confidence It's hard enough being a leader when the world is normal, but the 2020 pandemic which will be with us through this year has created a...
Mark TopleyMar 162 minReady, steady, go (gently)You can almost feel the nation starting to creak as we wake from what seems like an enforced hibernation. The winter has been...
Mark TopleyFeb 14 minLeaders - the critical importance of taking actionAt the time of writing, I am 3 weeks into delivering my first Leadership Confidence Club. It's a 12-week development programme designed...
Mark TopleyJan 244 min6 Critical Factors in COVID Team CommunicationIt's Monday morning and yet again someone just phoned in sick, citing COVID concerns/Child Care/Isolation or one of a long list of other...
Mark TopleyJan 183 minThe community communications of a responsible businessWe're now in the midst of what the CMO and the Health Secretary have referred to as the worst part of the Pandemic. And as such, business...
Mark TopleyJan 85 minFive Essentials for your Leadership Survival ToolkitJust a week ago we entered Lockdown 3.0. Although this time we are better prepared, more experienced and with a vaccine rollout underway...
Mark TopleyDec 30, 20201 minHow to help your business succeed post-COVIDThis week's post is a guest post for Dentistry Online. The disruption of the past six months has changed every sector of society. It’s...
Mark TopleyNov 10, 20203 min6 steps to grow your Leadership Confidence It's hard enough being a leader when the world is normal, but 2020 has created a whole new landscape in which we have all been...
Mark TopleyNov 4, 20205 minLockdown 2.0 means back to basicsThe announcement by the Prime Minister on Saturday night came as no surprise to many. With cases, and critically, hospital admissions...
Mark TopleySep 28, 20203 minHave you hit 'The Wall'?This week I'm working 'on the business'. It's my quarterly preview, something I’ve booked in my diary for as long as I can remember. As...
Mark TopleySep 21, 20203 minBeyond authority - creating greater ownership in your teamWouldn't you like a team who stepped up to deal with issues and make things better without you having to ask? As well as being great for...
Mark TopleySep 14, 20204 minFour Critical Elements of Q4 LeadershipWith no end in sight - although thankfully with slightly more freedom to operate - the challenge of leading a team through COVID-19 is a...
Mark TopleyMay 29, 20202 min'I hear you're open' - urgent guidance for your re-opening communications Last night, along with the rest of the world, the dental profession discovered that they will be able to re-open on 8th June. This adds...
Mark TopleyMay 27, 20204 minThree steps to successfully re-form your team after furloughThis blog is also a video. You can watch it here. Have you got team members about to come back to work? Some people coming off of...
Mark TopleyMay 13, 20204 minThree steps to successfully align your team for the rebuildAre you starting to think about getting your team back together? It may be a few weeks away, but the way that you set your team up to...
Mark TopleyMay 6, 20205 minHow to have difficult conversations with your team - D-BlogI regularly write for Dentistry.co.uk and cross publish those blogs here. Are you currently worried about difficult conversations you...
Mark TopleyApr 30, 20201 minThe connection game – the most important part of your week - D-BlogIf you’ve tried to keep connecting with your team when they’re not turning up to a physical place of work, then you’ll know how hard it is.
Mark TopleyApr 15, 20201 minGuest Post at Dentistry – How to get through Lockdown with a strong and positive teamAre you starting to feel the effects of lockdown? How are your team faring? It’s seems to be a tough time on every front. Although there...
Mark TopleyApr 7, 20204 minThree CSR risks for your practice during lockdown and what to do about themIt’s just over 2 weeks since that historic Prime Ministerial Briefing in which Boris Johnson announced we should not leave our homes...
Mark TopleyApr 3, 20201 minGuest Post at Dentistry – Three things responsible practices are doing now in response to COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we live, work and socialise in ways that would seem impossible after the first case on 31...