The ever-changing workplace is a competitive arena for those who want to lead. Managing culturally diverse teams, as discussed last time, navigating hybrid working, global uncertainty, and becoming burnt out are all hurdles for any leader. High expectations also...
Beliefs are a fundamental aspect of our lives as human beings and especially as leaders. They also govern our ability to do or not do things. The personal development world also shares several ideas on beliefs. Napoleon Hill, one of the first personal development...
A recent active leadership poll on LinkedIn, indicated that one of the key drivers for employees to be engaged, happy and productive in their roles was access to ongoing development. Many organisations are implementing strategies to do just that and improve their EVP...
What do Eric Schmidt, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, Serena Williams, Bill Gates and an ever-growing list of senior business leaders and A-list celebrities have in common? They all invest in a coach. Many people do, including yours truly! Any human being who wants to...
Leadership development and training are among the biggest industries on the planet, and yet still, generally, we could all hone our leadership capability alongside our team's performance. Organisations who do take their performance to a new level also invest in...
When you have a group of managers together talking about the challenges of their role, how to give great feedback is going to be close to the top of the list. The fact is though; it does not matter how good the feedback is, it is entirely ineffective if not received...
Over recent years there has been a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the value of coaching. Employee surveys report that employees continue to express the desire to be coached and broader organisational research demonstrates that companies with higher levels...
Last time we shared the all-powerful skill will matrix as a starting point to improve performance across your team. However, to ensure the skill will matrix is working well for you as a manager you will need to develop several skills including; your coaching...
Leadership behaviours ? Something we all strive to develop. As a leader, you’re probably always trying to build your skills. That’s admirable, but it’s also missing a fundamental rule of transformative leadership. That is, leadership growth is often more about...
As a manager, your team looks to you for strength, leadership, and guidance. If you, like many people, lack self-belief, it will be difficult to provide leadership that is authentic and believable, and even more importantly: Inspirational. If you’re constantly worried...
There’s been talk in leadership circles for some time about conquering the gap between ‘knowing’ and ‘doing’, but there’s a third vital component related to what it takes to be a truly great manager, which is often forgotten and that is the subject of being. Let’s...
Most of us have grown up with the skewed perception that a leader should be the one with all the ideas, and who does most of the talking. However, what’s been dangerously missed in this traditional leadership model is that a leader will not get far without mastering...
Overwhelm at work, not surprisingly is on the increase. Sad to say very little has changed since Deloittes global research insights paper published two years ago. Our obsession with being connected constantly with ‘all and sundry’ isn’t good for us. The Deloitte study...
While the common word on the street is that employees no longer stay in one organisation for long, especially Gen Y/Millenials , the data according to a LinkedIn talent survey is quite different. Making an assumption that your next promotion is ‘in the bag’ might now...
Some of us misunderstand confidence. We often think it’s the loud, attention-seeking colleague— that domineering person in the office who always has something to say. We forget that self-confidence is actually a quiet, internal thing: it’s the faith you have in...
Most of us have grown up with the understanding that showing vulnerability at work will negatively affect our careers— and particularly so for those in leadership roles. ‘Never show weakness’ has been one of the most dominant management mantras of our professional...
Getting people to say yes is not as easy as simply asking for something. Even when you’re the boss it can be difficult to influence your team members to agree to certain requests- and you know that you’ll just create resentment if you issue constant orders or even...
‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’ That’s the question we’re asked as children, yet often we find ourselves decades later, still not really knowing. We sometimes find ourselves going down a career path we didn’t expect, ending up in a job that doesn’t fulfill...
Those of us who seek career promotion sometimes struggle to understand those who don’t. Because progression to management is something we wanted, we tend to assume that it’s what everyone wants. Yet it turns out that we’re in the minority. A recent large survey in...
Many managers dread them, but here are some suggestions and ideas to get you through the most challenging conversations with positive outcomes and your calm professionalism intact. Don’t put the conversation off It is natural to be a bit nervous about confronting...
When you’ve worked hard to prepare for a promotional opportunity, one of the most frustrating things that can happen is to get overlooked in favour of a candidate who you think is less technically capable than you. Today we are going to take a look at some of the main...
Virtual teams are certainly not a new concept; nor are they fixed within the 21st century. The need for them and their subsequent use has been practised for millennia: from the Roman Empire to the Catholic Church; the East India Company to the Hudson Bay Company; the...
Virtual teams are increasing as the world’s workforce is changing and becoming more connected thanks to the advance of the internet. While there are many advantages to belonging to a virtual team, it raises the question of how modern leaders will step up to the...
Technical experts in the workplace diligently go about their day to day work, but often don't get the recognition they deserve. Why do technical experts not get noticed? I work with many technical experts, whether they are IT geeks (I have been reliably informed they...
Many managers I come across often ask me how effective coaching can be in today's business environment. You can find the data further down in this article. Suffice to say leadership coaching is a highly effective tool if you or your organisation wants to see improved...
