After two years of disruption, further shifts in remote work and our lives have emerged. There’s been: the rise of individualism and independence bringing out new confidence to show up as themselves at work. (Fjord Trends 2022) hybrid employment arrangements placing more emphasis on staff being able to work remotely and maintain productivity and service delivery continued challenges to organisations due to Omicron leading to […]
People development is key to a successful people strategy in all organisations. Many managers out there have likely experienced the unsavoury situation of managing someone who believes their performance is terrific when it’s just mediocre at best. Recent studies in performance management have identified that the “underperformer” is a frequent and draining problem. But what contributes to the perception an individual has about their performance? […]
You need to attract and retain the best talent for your organisation and adopt a coaching culture to ensure you win. However, with the momentum of vaccine rollout in Australia and as the economy continues to rebound, research tells us the labour market will get tighter. For this reason, this situation will result in the war for talent becoming more likely to happen. Hybrid work […]
People management skills are one of the essential soft leadership skills a leader should possess. While working from home in some form is accepted will remain after COVID, managing teams remotely has, for the contemporary leader, added the need to develop new skills. Now may be an opportunity for your business to increase focus on this area with employees recognising the value of these skills. […]
All teams come across different challenges in the workplace. Some of these issues can be resolved with a quick discussion or team meeting, while others can be a little trickier to overcome. Some of these more challenging issues can creep their way into your team’s workflow – damaging productivity and team success. These issues can sometimes act like a virus, going undetected until it’s too […]
What’s the one thing that makes a high performing team? Is it a great leader? Outstanding talent? Or is it the way in which team members work together? While effective leadership and outstanding talent are essential ingredients in boosting team performance, a successful team relies entirely on effective collaboration. So, how can teams improve the way they collaborate? The answer is through team coaching. Team […]
There is no doubt that businesses need high performing teams, but how do you develop a high performing team? And just how clear are you on whether you need a team or a group? What’s a team? Joanne Richardson (2010:86) defines a real team as: “A group of people working together in an organisation who are committed to achieving clear team-level objectives upon which they […]
According to a 2017 report conducted by Gallup, a mere 15% of employees worldwide are engaged with their work. That’s about one person in every team of seven! So what’s the reason for such a high rate of disengagement? Well, it could be put down to a lack of coaching culture. What exactly is a coaching culture? A coaching culture is a workplace approach in […]
If I were to ask you what the number one leadership skill is to achieve success, what would your answer be? According to a study which asked 332,860 bosses, peers, and subordinates what skills have the greatest impact on a leader’s success, their top answer was to inspire and motivate others – in other words to coach effectively. According to a 2010 Executive Coaching Survey […]
It’s often assumed that coaching is only required when major problems arise in the workplace. But coaching is actually best utilised before things get really rocky. In fact, coaching is a tool that can both provide great support and challenge thinking to identify possible solutions, and bolster good performance in order to lift potential and reach a higher level of success. A coach can help […]