How high growth companies develop soft skills…
Category: Blog | Leadership
As technology continues dramatically to change the nature of work, employees must fine tune the social and emotional abilities machines cannot master. To encourage this behaviour, managers must adjust the ways they assess, train and reward their workforce on soft skills such as collaboration, communication and critical thinking. What are soft skills? Soft skills, which…
Tags: | leadership, training
7 Tips for an amazing 2020!
Category: Blog | Leadership
2020 has started. However, what if we avoided weak New Year resolutions, instead aspiring toward real, actionable results. Here are 7 tips for an amazing 2020 for you and your business, based on my experience as a coach. 1. Aim big. Stop thinking so small. I often coach executives, and one point I make is they…
Tags: | leadership, success
How to fully engage your team
Category: Blog | Team
Over the last year the importance of employee engagement and retention has continued to rise in businesses. Every company wants to attract and keep the best talent. The problem? Many employees in today’s job market quickly feel uninspired by their work, get bored after 2 years and start job hunting for something new. Not surprisingly…
Tags: | employee enagagement, leadership, management
How to build trust…
Category: Blog | Leadership
As a leader, you want the people in your company to trust you. Not surprisingly, as we often read that trust is a leading indicator of whether others evaluate them positively or negatively. But creating that trust or, perhaps more importantly, reestablishing it when you’ve lost it isn’t always that straightforward. Some research by Jack…
Tags: | leadership
Be a sponge…
Category: Blog | Leadership
There’s a misconception that the most successful business leaders achieve greatness because they’re geniuses. You look at people like Mark Zuckenberg, Larry Page, Richard Branson and Warren Buffett, and it seems that might just be true. After all, they are more successful than their peers, and there’s no doubt they’re extremely sharp However the truth is different….
Tags: | habits, leadership
How to create a high performing team….
Category: Blog | Team
Building a successful team is not a task you can achieve overnight. It’s a complex process that requires your efforts as a leader. Communication, cooperation, and resource allocation are three main factors to pay attention to. The five steps explained below will help you improve your teamwork and productivity as a team. Define the Purpose…
Tags: | leadership, team
How to keep your strategic plan alive…
Category: Blog | Strategy Implementation
So, you’ve had a great strategy planning session with your team. Everybody left the session ready to hit your targets for the year and move the company one step closer to achieving your Big Hairy Audacious Goal. Unfortunately, even with everyone’s good intentions, running the day-to-day business can get in the way of making progress…
Tags: | leadership
How to improve team accountability
Category: Blog | Team
Often leaders find personal accountability comes naturally. Being reliable, achieving predictable results, communicating expectations and results effectively, accepting responsibility for their actions, etc. are all things that got them where they are. However, once you become a leader, personal accountability won’t cut it anymore. Now, you also have to cultivate accountability in your team with…
Tags: | leadership, team
3 Strategies to avoid over commitment
Category: Blog | Leadership
Saying no is hard. You may fear the idea of disappointing someone, or feel like you’re missing out on an opportunity by declining an invitation. You want to do it all, but can you actually do it all? Quick answer: no. Prioritising your time as a business leader is no small task. In fact, it…
Tags: | leadership, time management
What introverts and extroverts can learn from each other
Category: Blog | Leadership
With different communication styles this can cause several challenges when these two personality types have to work together. Without this proper understanding, extroverts can feel that introverts are antisocial, while introverts see extroverts as overbearing. Yet despite their differences, introverts and extroverts can work together effectively, learning skills from each other. Here are four lessons…
Tags: | communication, leadership
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