5 Ways to Lead More Effectively Good leaders, like professional athletes, make everything they do look easy. But in reality, many of them have to work hard to manage or compensate for potentially career-limiting traits. What makes the best stand out from the rest? How can you lead effectively like them? 1. Become self-aware Think of […]
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The Six Employee Rights you Should Know About Employee rights… it’s an important and often times forgotten topic of discussion. In this article we are going to unpack the 6 most important employee rights that need to be understood and implemented. Remuneration (money talks) Everyone works for a pay check. We give our pound of flesh
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Accepting Change and Moving on in Times of Crisis Showing initiative; this is an admirable trait we certainly expect from leaders. However, there are times when each one of us has an opportunity to use our initiative, no matter where in the organisation we may work. To what extent do employers really encourage this behaviour?
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How You can Motivate Employees beyond Just Money Are you cutting stones or building cathedrals? “A highly engaged workforce means the difference between a company that outperforms its competitors and one that fails to grow” (Gallup.com) The Three Stone Cutters – A Parable: A traveller came upon three individuals working with stone. Curious as to what
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Be Purpose Driven Not Profit Driven Can you recognise the highly successful companies (and great leadership) behind these statements? “With great courage, integrity and love, we embrace our responsibility to co-create a world where each of us, our communities and our planet can flourish” (Whole Foods) “Democratizing the skies” (Southwest Airlines) “To organise the world’s
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Winning the War for Talent Companies waste up to 40% of the cost of hiring senior executives, according to Kevin Kelly, CEO of Heidrick & Struggles. So you’re starting a new job soon. It seems like a great opportunity; a good fit between your skills, goals, and the organisation’s needs. That alone should increase the likelihood
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The Impact of Mindset on Your Achievement Technology gave us speed and an easier life. However, it also brought more clutter, higher customer expectations and demands. It’s impact on our happiness at work and home often go unspoken about. The statistics on the impact of stress on the mental, physical and financial wellness of people
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From Specialist to Leader Being an expert or specialist in a field is naturally desirable for all human beings. In pursuit of this progression, you land a management position, take occupation of that big office with all the bells and whistles, you become the point of convergence. Yet nothing prepares you for when you have
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Ten Top Leadership Ideas What? More Advice! There are undoubtedly more books, articles and quotes about leadership than almost any other topic. However, The template for the `ideal leader’ in any organisation is not the same today as it was five years ago, and it will not be a good fit for the needs of
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Leaders Train their Brains In this third article, as well as in the previous two, I have taken excerpts and extracts from a recently published book called “The Leading Brain” by Friederike Fabritius and Hans Hagemann, 2017. Your brain may be smart and powerful; but it’s also surprisingly naive and impressionable. You can often defuse
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