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What makes the difference between the effective Intelligent and not so effective leader Click here to read the full article.
If you are looking to harness the power of emotional intelligence, the five-step process that Richard Boyatzis designed in 1989 has become the golden standard. Click here to read the full article.
It can make – or break – a person, division and business, but there are some simple and pragmatic ways to ensure that team culture is a priority in your business. Click here to read the full article.
Collaboration and respect are the cornerstones of great teamwork and every high performing team shares these attributes. Yet sometimes the practice of challenging ideas and speaking up gets lost, and creativity and innovation start to flail. Click here to read the full article.
In today’s society where technological and other change happens at such a pace, none of us can afford to give up on the idea of learning. Learning is as much a constant as is change. And we need to master both. Click here to read the full article.
Making small talk is a part of everyday life but it can be intimidating. Here are some tips that will help you overcome any anxiety and develop your ability to start up and maintain conversations with others. Click here to read the full article.
Diversity brings together many perspectives, experiences and approaches to problem solving and if you can harness this in the right way, it can bring about exceptional results. Click here to read the full article.
If you are accustomed to striving for perfection, leaving it behind is hard. There are a few tips to help you overcome the pursuit of perfection. Click here to read the full article.
Emotionally intelligent leaders take the time to find ways to hone their abilities to connect with their people and create a positive working environment. Click here to read the full article.
A healthy, functioning culture has a huge influence on the financial and operational success of a business, but there’s no magic formula to cultural change. If you start to focus on behaviours, you can start to initiate real change. Here are some proven principles to get you started on this journey, because if you start to change behaviour, an evolution in mindset will follow. Click here to read the full article.
A 'transformational' leader values learning and development as they know that in the end they will get more out of their people, and their people will get more satisfaction out of their role. Click here to read the full article.
Recent research has concluded that quick decision making provides better results as long as appropriate team members are involved or at the very least are kept informed (inclusive). Click here to read the full article.
What is the key to creating success? Here are a few practical tips to use with your team. Click here to read the full article.
What influences a company's financial performance? Sales, costs, price and demand are a few of the elements that create bottom-line success. Yet, the mood and behaviour of a CEO also has a tangible influence on the balance sheet. Click here to read the full article.
When teams form to take on tasks, they are seldom able to tap the full knowledge of every member, in large part because the most confident, outgoing people get the most airtime, even if they’re not the most expert. Click here to read the full article.
Engagement with an organisation starts during the interview process. And a proper induction process is essential so make the first day meaningful. Click here to read the full article.
You have probably already noticed that the culture of “feedback” does not exist in many organisations. This comes with a cost, which is always undesirable in any organization. Click here to read the full article.
There’s that project you’ve left on the backburner - the one with the deadline that’s growing uncomfortably near. And there’s the client whose phone call you really should return – the one that does nothing but complain and eat up your valuable time. Click here to read the full article.
A lot of ink has been spilled on people's opinions of what makes for a great leader. As a scientist, I like to turn to the data. In 2009, James Zenger published a fascinating survey of 60,000 employees to identify how different characteristics of a leader combine to affect employee perceptions of whether the boss is a "great" leader or not. Wait, weren’t you going to try to go to the gym more often this year? Click here to read the full article.
Don’t hold off until annual performance reviews to praise stellar employees. A simple “thank you” here and there can boost efficiency and even help your business make more money. Click here to read the full article.
Negotiations start with the exchange of information. Many people view this process like playing a poker game. Why should I tip my hand before I’ve seen yours? Click here to read the full article.
"When we think about how people work, the naïve intuition we have is that people are like rats in a maze," says behavioral economist Dan Ariely in today’s talk, given at TEDxRiodelaPlata. "We really have this incredibly simplistic view of why people work and what the labor market looks like." Click here to read the full article.
During one of the 2004 presidential debates, an audience member stood up and asked Democrat John Kerry if he could give an example of when he had been wrong about something. The questioner was asking the question as a measure of character and trying to divine whether Kerry, like President George W. Bush, was a leader who never admitted an error in judgment. (Bush had been adamant in the contention that “no mistakes were made” in the Iraq War.) Click here to read the full article.
"In order for a company to realize success over the long-term, they must first create a healthy work environment and then maintain it. Click here to read the full article.
Like many people, I've encountered teams that are "clicking." I've experienced the "buzz" of a group that's blazing away with new ideas in a way that makes it seem they can read each others' minds. We think of building teams that operate on this plane as an art, or even magic. It's not something you can plan; it's lightning-in-a-bottle stuff that you just embrace when you're lucky enough to come across it. Click here to read the full article.
The stock market and economic commentators change their minds about the state of the economy almost on a weekly basis. The signals are mixed. It varies considerably from continent to continent, and even within regions. Is it any wonder leader managers increasingly face uncertainty. In the face of this uncertainty the watch-words for leaders are 'Adaptability', and 'Resilience'. Click here to read the full article.
This thought piece will attempt to break down the components that make up Board Performance. Click here to read the full article.
This spotlight thought piece is about a Leader’s need to inspire (amongst others) a sense of shared purpose and direction and create a sense of alignment to the achievement of organisational goals. Click here to read the full article.
A Journey of Discovery Click here to read the full article.
Planning is the key to successful meetings. It is important that initial planning considerations include the "Five W's and One H" - why, who, what, when and how. Click here to read the full article.
A 360 profile is a multi-rater profile which includes anonymous feedback from a person’s manager, peers and direct reports if they have them. Click here to read the full article.
One of the eight factors in the 360 Leadership Behaviours Profile (LBP) recognises the importance of thinking strategically and then putting those thoughts into action. Click here to read the full article.
"Business as Usual" as the prevailing Business Model for Boards and individual Directors is now increasingly (perhaps even exponentially) out of touch. Click here to read the full article.
'Learning Energy' is described as the degree of preparedness to exert energy to acquire knowledge, insight or skill. Click here to read the full article.
The ability of businesses to interact with the clients and customers, even in remote locations, is astounding. In short, the capacity for entities to perform, to deliver and to improve has been elevated to a higher plane because of digitisation. Click here to read the full article.
Intelligent Leaders need to develop insight into the workings of their organisation. This requires deliberate inquisitiveness over time and the development and maintenance of critical network links, how they function together and how that impacts on the organisation's culture. Click here to read the full article.
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