How to manage remote employees….
Increasingly I am working with clients who have some of their teams working remotely. Below I share with you 5 practices I advocate to effectively manage remote employees. Select your remote workers carefully When recruiting remote workers or considering who on your team may be able to work remotely, you have to consider more than […]
What Are High Performance Teams?
The best kinds of teams are the ones where everyone is doing what they are passionate about and do best. These are what we call High Performance teams. High Performance Teams give people the space to focus on their strengths and the room to put their energy into the areas they’re most passionate about. As […]
How to Micromanage
When we use the phrase “micromanaging” we’re usually visualising someone who should have their eyes on the big picture, but is fussing over small details. The term carries a highly negative connotation of an ineffective leader, more concerned with obsessing over details rather than what’s going on in the big picture. While this may be […]
How to teach your managers to coach….
One question I am often asked is how can coaching skills be rolled out to other leaders and managers in an organisation. Whilst, I would always advocate a great coaching course , a good start is provided by Michael Bungay Stanier in his book The Coaching Habit,. Here he puts forward the proposition that a […]
How to become a great listener….
So what is the difference between hearing and listening? Hearing is the physical process of recognising sound. Listening is a mental process. You can have the greatest message in the world. However, if nobody is listening, it’s lost. You are likely to have heard the phrase “active listening” before. With active listening, you listen to […]
How to become a great listener….
So what is the difference between hearing and listening? Hearing is the physical process of recognising sound. Listening is a mental process. You can have the greatest message in the world. However, if nobody is listening, it’s lost. You are likely to have heard the phrase “active listening” before. With active listening, you listen to […]
How Honest Feedback Can Motivate
Employees need both rewards and consequences to perform well. An environment that is skewed heavily as overly positive or negative will result in dysfunction. Motivational rewards come in many different forms, including those that are tangible (e.g., gifts, time off and money) and intangible (e.g., feeling included, development opportunities and additional responsibilities). Both can be […]
How to Build Trust with Your Team
Managers in growth organisations have multiple roles to play and continuously evolving responsibilities. They must instil a high performance mindset in their employees while creating a culture the foundation of which promotes teamwork. Importantly, managers must quickly earn trust from their colleagues to create team unity and collaboration that is based upon the fundamental principles of […]
Helping Your Employees Accept Change
Companies of all sizes are in a constant state of change. External and internal factors include but aren’t limited to growth, lack of growth, economic cycles, emerging technologies, shifts in the competitive landscape, cultural gaps and communication challenges. One of the leaders most important roles is to drive necessary change. Getting buy-in and protecting the […]
Questions That Reveal a Person’s Personality
Meeting new people is one of the best things in life. It’s impossible to learn everything you need to know about someone the first time you meet unless you have some sort of telepathic insight. However there are some questions you can ask that will give you a deeper, more accurate picture of someone than […]
