Do You Know How to Measure Next Generation Leaders?
When you were in college or university you were faced with the challenge of choosing your “major”. An area to specialize in for the next 4 years. After you achieved your degree you searched for a relevant job that related to your area of specialization. All that was great to kick start your career. But for ‘next […]
5 Research Backed Tips to Help You Grow Your Team
My proudest achievement throughout my career hasn’t been the contributions I made to the bottom line of the companies I worked with. It wasn’t the growth other companies achieved. Neither has it been leading a high performing team that transformed the way HR operated in that company. In fact, looking back at my career, the […]
How to Manage Different Leadership Styles Like a Pro
There’s no shortage of leadership styles – autocratic, democratic, delegative and many others, all with nuances in how an individual leads and manages their team members. And even though you may end up with a boss whose leadership style you don’t agree with you figure out ways to make it work because you have to. […]
8 Actions that Will Promote a Learning Culture
Here is how you can improve your learning culture
Creating a Culture of Learning in your Team – Essential Beliefs
Here are the essential beliefs you could use to create a culture of learning in your team
How to Be a Better Leader Without Spending Anything
I have the pleasure of working with companies that have significant learning budgets and are willing to spend deep on leadership development activities. Of course not every company has big pockets and certainly individual who want to be better leaders won’t have the money or access to the resources that Fortune 500 companies do [Tweet “#GoodNews: You […]
3 Ultimate Skills Every Executive Coach Needs for Leaders
My executive coaching activities have suddenly gained significant traction over the past year. I’m elated firstly because I enjoy making an impact and helping people and secondly because more and more executives are finally seeing coaching for what it truly is: an opportunity to get insights from someone who isn’t vested, other than in the best interest of […]
The Truth About Leading a Startup Company – It’s Even More Confusing Than You Think
Leading a large company, division or department isn’t easy. However I promise you that it doesn’t compare to the challenges of leading a startup company to success. Limited cash, talent, time, untested business models, technology, customer needs – everything needs to be acquired. Some startups pull it off and enter the ‘Whatsapp’ zone of billion dollar […]
How to Encourage Healthy Conflict in Your Teams
I’ve talked numerous times about the importance of creative conflict to improve the performance of teams or organisations. We all know that there are benefits to creative conflict and constructive critism; Hawkeye consulting lists the following 6 benefits of constructive conflict for teams and organisations: Increased participation in decision making Better information Better choices Reduces anxiety Encourages collaboration Increases understanding Despite […]
5 Simple Steps for Line Managers to Achieve Employee Engagement
How often have we not heard the famous Marcus Buckingham sentence: People don’t leave companies they leave managers? The fact that Google spits out 330 million search results for that sentence proves that it’s true. The Corporate Leadership Council in their landmark report ‘Engaging the Workforce’ also identified that line managers have the biggest impact on employee engagement. The reason […]
