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Here’s How You’re Winning Against COVID-19 (and May Not Even Realize It)
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic put an end to life as we knew it almost overnight. Because of this, the last few months have been a constant struggle as we adapted, got creative, and learned to live with the new normal. And even though restrictions are being loosened, it looks like we’re going to be here for a while. But while the
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You’ve got to be clear to be kind …
in Uncategorised / / 0 commentsRead moreI heard this old song recently and it stuck in my head. “You’ve gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measure…” That’s about the only line I know, but it made me think about the way we deliver or avoid messages. Are you familiar with “Radical Candor”? It’s a book by Kim Scott which tackles honesty in feedback.
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Listening: Extending Feedback Beyond Performance
Read moreI think we need to unpack the topic of feedback. Typically, we think of feedback as something leaders offer their team members to help improve their performance. Effective feedback, however, is a two-way street. Feedback should be both given and received. We need to remember that feedback isn’t always about an individual or team performance. It can be related to
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Delegation – the skill adaptive leaders need today.
Read moreI’ve heard people saying confusion is the new normal for workers. I can understand why they say that. Companies have had to change their way of working so they can remain in business. Those who were set up for it encouraged their teams to work from home. Great idea, right? Not for everyone. Suddenly companies who’ve never had remote working
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What Coronavirus Can Teach Us About Communication
in Coaching, Communication, Executive, Leadership, Learning and Development, Peak Performance / / 0 commentsRead moreThere’s no doubt about it: things have been tough for everyone lately. We’ve all been touched in some way by isolation and social distancing, if not the coronavirus itself. The fact that we’ve come through this as a cohesive nation is largely due to the communication skills of our leaders. We’ve discussed the importance of communication as a leadership skill
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Leadership training for Graduates
Read moreRecently I was chatting with a colleague about the TAL Australia Graduate Development Program I’ve developed with them. It led to a general discussion about graduates and how companies manage them. My colleague, a former HR manager, told me of her experience in a large organisation. The company spent a fortune on a graduate recruitment campaign in an effort to
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Leadership skills – acquired vs applied
Read moreWith the world being in a state of turmoil, companies need to rely more and more on their leaders to help hold things together and stay on track. Yet despite the big dollars, they throw at leadership training, they aren’t seeing much improvement in results. It’s not the quality of the training that’s the problem. There are many reasons for
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How to train millennials
in Coaching, Executive, Leadership, Learning and Development, Peak Performance, Teams / / 0 commentsRead moreAnyone born between 1981 and 1996 (ages 23 to 38 in 2019) is considered a millennial and by 2025 it’s anticipated they’ll make up to 75% of the Australian workforce. Right now, they are forming part of your team. People of this generation are easily able to develop the knowledge and practical skills they need to fulfil any role. They
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What you can do if an employee is burning out
in Uncategorised / / 0 commentsRead moreWith the extremely challenges we are facing in 2020 and the dire warnings and predictions thrown at us from the news and social media, I think we can all agree that it is a particularly stressful period and it’s quite possible your employees are heading towards burnout as a result. In last week’s article I shared the symptoms and signs
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How to address burnout with your manager
Read moreIn my previous post I provided an important strategy for preventing burnout; talk to someone. Since then I’ve had several comments from people sharing that this is one strategy they struggle with the most. A perceived sense of vulnerability is triggered I can understand an individual’s reluctance to talk about their worries and feelings, but at some stage, this will
