When Crisis Calls: How to Become the Servant Leader Your Company Needs Today
This global pandemic has affected us all — individually, organizationally and societally. As normal business concerns are mounted with additional challenges, a more comprehensive, communal leadership approach is needed – one that focuses on serving others. US President-elect Joe Biden is the kind of servant leader Americans want right now. He is gifted in his ability […]
Performance Management in a Post-COVID Workplace: Things to Consider
The dramatic spread of Covid-19 has disrupted the way organisations work, with many experiencing adjusted goals, furloughs, and even layoffs. In order to better respond to the current context, it has become necessary for organisations to re-evaluate aspects of their performance management system – and in some cases adopt an entirely new system. Even experienced managers and […]
The Secret Recipe to Building High-Performance Teams
Teams of all shapes and sizes have found themselves struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. With tight time lines, low budgets and stress on employees to produce superior results, leaders have been trying to overcome the challenges these unprecedented times have been throwing at them. It’s quite evident that weak teams will be crushed by the smallest […]
Leading Through Uncertainty: Three Ways to Deal with Ambiguity
As restrictions are loosened, most countries experience a second wave of COVID-19. Business leaders face unprecedented challenges as they navigate uncharted waters in this environment of uncertainty and ambiguity. Organisations around the world take swift action to prepare themselves for yet another looming financial fallout. This goes to show that businesses may not return to normal for quite […]
4 Strategies for Better Group Decision-Making
We all know that teams typically outperform individuals. Teams tend to perform better not only because they devote more people to work on a task but also because they bring together various set of skills and perspectives to create a multiplying effect. More minds are better than one, right? Not always. According to a watershed study, […]
Building Better Teams: How to Keep Your Team Aligned for Organisational Success
Organisations typically approach building team alignment by setting and sharing a company vision. However, their efforts often fall flat because they fail to resonate with team members on the ground. Additionally, leaders overlook the importance of communicating to the individuals how they personally contribute to the bigger picture. From the top-level managers down to the […]
Ahead Of the Curve: 3 Ways to Master the Art of Strategic Thinking
For most small business owners, the treacherous road of entrepreneurship – often filled with unexpected detours, roadblocks and dead ends – inhibits the daily thought process, leaving little to no time for growth and strategic thinking. In fact, according to The Persimmon Group and Center for Creative Leadership only 4-7% of leaders are considered strategic thinkers. A highly […]
Returning to Work after COVID-19: How to Prepare for the Transition Back to Office Life
We’re not out of the woods yet, but the light at the end of the tunnel is starting to become visible. As state and local governments start to loosen restrictions, companies prepare to transition their workforce back to offices. However, bringing people back to work isn’t as simple as flicking a switch. Indubitably, the workplace will […]
3 Destructive Habits Every Leader Should Let Go Of
It is quite easy to spot bad leadership habits and traits in others. In fact, you might already have bore repercussions of poor leadership habits at some point during your career. That being said, understanding whether you yourself acquire similar bad habits can be rather challenging. While it may be personally distressing to be shackled […]
The Four Golden Rules of Building a Great Remote Work Culture
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way we work, forcing millions of employees and business leaders to handle their jobs remotely. Many organisations have set up scalable remote infrastructure rather than just a temporary exercise. However, there is a set of things that need to be put in place in order for employers to efficiently […]
