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inspiring good business dynamic transitions ltd We believe that developing leadership talent is vital if you wish to achieve the success and recognition that you deserve. Dynamic Transitions Ltd focuses on developing leadership talent and improving social intelligence amongst leaders. We develop leaders with our strategic management, executive leadership programmes, speaking engagements and tailored interventions with individuals and teams. We also work extensively with business owners as well as with larger corporations. Click for developing-leadership.com the maverick Mavericks are easily bored and need to be given constant challenges to ensure that they are as productive and engaged as they could be. They tend to come up with innovative solutions and their way of working didn't fit the established corporate norms. The Maverick is unafraid to question authority, buck trends or do what is 'expected' and understands that they are a square peg in a round hole. They have realised that they are under utilised, bored in their roles and that they often act inappropriately in the circumstances that they find themselves in. The Maverick hires us directly to work with them. They are keen to keep the fact that they are working with us confidential from their employers. The Maverick comes from all types of professions from professional partnerships like accountancy or law, corporate life or individuals running their own business. the maverick at work This is the type of person who is recognised as being Troublesome Talent® - definition of a maverick at work hugely talented but difficult to manage. They often complete targets and objectives with ease but cause enormous problems with colleagues and peers in the process. Troublesome Talent® are sometimes said to have a bullying approach and careless attitude to those around them. They tend to be mono focused on the task in hand and have the unerring habit of increasing staff turnover and lowering staff morale because they are unaware or indifferent to the effect that they have on the people around them. Invariably they are loved by the customer, which causes the dilemma of whether they should be sacked or developed. Usually the company hires us to work directly with their Troublesome Talent® or their managers. the maverick business owner These mavericks are accidental business owners who left a secure corporate job because they were unhappy trying to successfully navigate their way in corporations that could no longer contain them. Mavericks are easily bored and need to be given constant challenges to ensure that they are as productive and engaged as they could be. They tend to come up with innovative solutions and their way of working didn't fit the established corporate norms. So this type of maverick left corporate life to set up their own companies. Some business owners are mavericks because they are wilfully independent and are ambitious and determined to achieve their goals. The definition of a maverick is the key to finding the solution to draw out the positive aspects of maverick behaviour from within the maverick or Troublesome Talent® and their teams. Judith Germain the Maverick Mentor Judith is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and Member of the Chartered Management Institute. Additionally she holds a PgDip MBA and is a NLP Executive Coach and N-Code® Consultant. Judith established her expertise within the Financial Services, Retail, Media, Defence, Security & Public Sector industries. She's worked with and for market leaders as Head of HR at senior executive or Director Level. email jude@ dynamic-transitions .co.uk