Leadership, and the Lack of It
We’re living in challenging times. Not many months ago, the world was turned upside down. Leaders are expected to know what they want, and then to figure out a way to get there even in these times – What kind of leadership is required right now?
Read moreStrategies for Effective Communication in the Post-Pandemic Workplace
Why is so much communication ineffective? In these post- or nearly-post pandemic times, with so much remote working will communication be easier? Better? Or Worse?
Read moreHow to Promote Teamwork
Teams have very specific characteristics that separate them from working groups and produce very different results. What turns a group into a team, and at what point does a team cease to be so and become a group instead?
Read moreWhy You’re Probably Not Leading, and How to Fix It
Many people are in a leadership position while not actually leading. They are a leader in name only. Could that include you?
Read moreA Multitude of Counselors
No one has a corner on good ideas, no one is always right. If we rely purely on our own thinking we might end up in trouble. There’s wisdom in a multitude of counselors or to put it another way, there’s folly in the absence of them.
Read moreLeadership: The Greatest Calling
Whether leaders are born or made is irrelevant. If you have that ability, then you’re obligated to develop it and to exercise it. Leadership is always an activity. It’s something that you do. It’s never a job title or even a job description. You have to lead as you were intended to lead. It is an extraordinary privilege to influence the lives of others for good.
Read moreStop Worrying!
Whether the times are at their very worst or best, worrying about what might happen is one of the most destructive things that you can do. That’s because it’s a paralyzing emotion. It interferes with your ability to think and shuts off any ideas you might have about what action to take.
Read moreBe More Effective at Working from Home
This blog is to promote The Remote Work Survival Kit, a crowdsourced effort to help people and organisations with remote working at this time of acute need - the reasoning is that the better people are able to do this the more effective it will be and the better the outcome for society, with less risk of the rapid spread of disease which benefits everyone.
Read moreHow learning the art of persuasion can help you progress your career
: Persuasion has become an essential managerial tool because it impacts so many aspects of the workplace resulting in increased employee engagement, alignment and productivity. Persuasive skills are used to influence many different stakeholders, including co-workers; bosses; team members and even clients and suppliers.
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