Unlocking the Potential

By |2020-04-22T10:50:42+10:00November 22nd, 2017|Leadership development|

Unlocking the Potential Effective communication, coupled with coaching that is task orientated and driven by the desire to improve, are critical tasks for leaders at every level. To be an effective coach, we must develop our communication skills so that we engage our people in a safe and non-threatening manner. We need to understand [...]

How Gratitude Expands Leadership

By |2020-04-22T10:51:00+10:00August 21st, 2017|Leadership development|

How Gratitude Expands Leadership Being an effective leader requires us to connect with our people. In order to connect with our people we need to effectively communicate, collaborate and support each other.  In order to support each other we need to understand the sacrifices that each of our team members make to enable us [...]

Committed Leadership

By |2020-04-22T10:51:02+10:00May 18th, 2017|Leadership development|

Committed Leadership This one is for all of the aspiring leaders out there – official or unofficial. What makes someone a leader? My definition is simple – it’s helping your team achieve higher degrees of success.  A leader is not someone who has been granted a position or job title; they might be the [...]

Empowering your people

By |2020-04-22T10:51:16+10:00April 19th, 2017|Leadership development|

Empowering your people If I asked you what it is that a leader actually does, what would your answer be? For me, leadership is less about delegation and management, and more about empowering others to help them succeed. Of course, you have to clearly set the direction and role model the behaviours, but if [...]

The accountability challenge

By |2020-04-22T10:51:19+10:00January 16th, 2017|Leadership development|

The accountability challenge The word ‘accountable’ gets thrown around a lot (even by me), but what does it actually mean? It isn’t a table that accountants work on (and I do apologise for that joke). Accountability is the principle that you are responsible for your actions and, ultimately, your situation. It means taking ownership [...]

Wait, are we actually listening?

By |2020-04-22T10:51:19+10:00November 28th, 2016|Leadership development|

Wait, are we actually listening? I don’t know if you have noticed, but over the last few weeks I have been talking about listening and the benefits this can deliver to us as leaders and to our teams and organisations.  It is clearly a skill that we should all be looking to enhance (or [...]

Talking back to listen

By |2020-04-22T10:51:20+10:00November 14th, 2016|Leadership development|

Talking back to listen As leader we all try hard to be good listeners. We practice those behaviours that we have had drilled in to us for so long – make eye contact but don’t stare; paraphrase back what you think you have heard; don’t speak, don’t interrupt, don’t smile, don’t frown and, of [...]

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