https://www.niamhfoley.co.uk/blog daily 1.0 2025-11-19 https://www.niamhfoley.co.uk/blog/management-leadership-and-everything-in-between monthly 0.5 2024-04-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/dbd5f296-7bcf-478e-9c86-2a13065b057e/Screenshot+2024-04-10+at+11.43.25.png Blog - Management, leadership and everything in-between - Make it stand out If you have an IC who is early in their role tenure and level from 1-2, you could consider having them expand a current project to have even more impact, improve on soft skills or hard skills or work with them to refine their performance in certain areas. This should in theory develop the IC and increase motivation. If you have an IC that is 2+ years in the same role with a performance that isn’t strong enough for promotion, you should consider a career / work motivation exercise, from there you should be able to figure out what can best help them develop and have more positive reviews. One piece to note here is the performance management piece cited earlier as well as general motivation etc. If you have an high level IC with a 2/3+ year tenure with a strong performance, really digging into what they want to do next is key. Additionally, giving the IC more responsibility in terms of leadership tasks is always a good way to test whether they want to continue in the same area but have a leadership role (if you think they are a good fit and they want to pursue this path). The 9 box grid model is also helpful for these exercises. Know the Bullsh*tters You know who I mean here. Know who they are, what their motivators are and give them a wide birth. When you do need to engage with them, be prepared. If their ‘bullsh*t’ starts affecting your team, step it, nip in the bud and move on. Why are they worth ‘knowing’ ? Folks like this can affect your team and you. Better to identify them early and mitigate any risk their behavior brings. https://www.niamhfoley.co.uk/blog/mlposfugf17u0hlq63b3skozmmx60f monthly 0.5 2023-12-28 https://www.niamhfoley.co.uk/portfolio daily 0.75 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/07f3ddf2-dd33-4526-b314-9d0d8f542a0e/Screenshot+2023-12-29+at+12.52.50.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/43bb4cd7-0585-436c-afda-f336eaaaf078/Screenshot+2024-01-08+at+15.39.45.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/f3c18a3d-3c00-4afb-9c87-08116728b9fd/Chelt27th+Jan.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/88b0a0eb-905b-4030-884f-8e47c393edf5/horseimage.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/cfc414c8-e020-4dd1-a14b-ed0aa5150d34/race6thjan.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/8bca29d5-4f03-4261-aa93-ad53f232f8b8/Project+Template.png https://www.niamhfoley.co.uk/aboutme daily 0.75 2025-11-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65213c862aeae46a5b67e37c/9c205f57-7e23-4e2a-8fcb-d5e3acefda2b/1689254606080.jpeg https://www.niamhfoley.co.uk/store daily 0.75 2024-05-10