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. […]
VUCA leadership is paramount, with the world facing an uncertain future today. The VUCA acronym (Volatile, Uncertain Complex, Ambiguous) has been around since 1987. It was the US Army War College’s response to the collapse of the USSR in the early 1990s. No one was forecasting Covid-19, even in January 2020. Without a doubt, it has been the most disruptive events in our lifetimes. It […]
Better sales staff equals more sales. It sounds simple, doesn’t it? Increasing the productivity of your salespeople, however, is a complex task fraught with misunderstanding. Finding high performing staff involves a specific hiring approach which targets those with precisely the right attributes for the job in hand. Once you have the right players, it doesn’t stop there. It’s a question of matching them to the […]
Thanks https://unsplash.com/@davidclode for this amazing image Practical ways to adapt your approach Many of us can easily recall precisely when key events occurred around the world and in our own lives. It is fair to say that the current pandemic is one of those events and is well and truly etched in our memories for as long as we shall live. In March 2020 you […]
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 […]
Humans by nature encounter situations in which conflict occurs – it’s an essential ingredient for resolving a problem. In a workplace environment where supervisors, subordinates, external stakeholders, clients and customers are all required to make collective decisions on a regular basis, conflict is bound to arise every once in a while. Conflict occurs in the workplace for many reasons. Perhaps a manager’s feedback isn’t received […]
We were recently featured on Business Woman Media, you can see the full article here. When you’re in a leadership position, you’re in charge of helping people grow and thrive within their professional roles. But who in an organisation helps leaders grow and thrive? Leaders are often left to their own devices with limited, if any, guidance and support. Being a leader can sometimes be […]
When you’re in a leadership position, you’re in charge of helping people grow and thrive within your organisation. Leaders who have undergone and experienced great coaching are able to transfer important skills to their own teams and other individuals within their organisation by developing a coaching mindset. By coaching your team you can improve their performance, build their skills and drive engagement. Skills like communication […]
What makes a great leader? The ability to understand and appreciate staff. Positivity and insight. Great communication and motivational skills. Love of learning. Unless these attributes are in balance, however, employees will not follow. Too much of any classic leadership trait can overturn the ship. And trying too hard is a real no-no. Truly authentic leaders make it seem effortless. They know when to assert […]
Exciting your team can bring huge rewards, but it takes subtlety, persistence and smart assessment to really pull it off. Have you ever taken part in one of those ‘team building’ exercises involving Kumbaya songs and choosing the fruit, dog or piece of furniture that most resembles you? Even worse, the totally inappropriate ‘therapy groups’ or bonding sessions involving extreme sports, splatter guns and excess […]