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If you’re looking for ideas or a little inspiration in relation to engagement, workplace culture and leadership in your small business, you’ve come to the right place. Browse our articles below.
Leading in Times of Crisis
Among many other things, the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has caused me to think about leadership during times of crisis. While we look to the world's political leaders to provide us with information, support and guidance, people are also looking to their local...
Effective Leadership – Food for Thought
Effective Leadership is one of the most fundamental components of our exclusive Success Through People(c) Model. The simple fact is that the best, most sustainable businesses have great leadership. Leaders need to be effective from both task and people perspectives:...
Improving Interactions with Others – The S.C.A.R.F. Model
As part of our leadership and team training/coaching programs, we often introduce participants to David Rock's S.C.A.R.F. model. The S.C.A.R.F. model provides insight to help people improve their collaborations and interactions with others. In a nutshell, it seeks to...
What Culture is YOUR Behaviour Producing?
Those who know me well, in a professional sense at least, know that I'm a bit of a "culture nerd". I've always been curious about what makes some workplaces "work" (that is, where people understand what they are responsible for, they accept that responsibility, they...
It’s 2020 – Time for some Clear Vision, Values & Strategy!
At this time of year, there tends to be a lot of planning going on, and rightly so. As a business, and perhaps as individuals, what are we going to strive to achieve, how are we going to get there, and what's most important to us? Clear Vision, Values and Strategy is...
Getting Culture Right: Highlights
I was fortunate to recently attend the Australian Conference on Culture and Leadership, sponsored by Human Synergistics Australia.This annual conference is often a gold-mine of tips and inspiration in terms of the challenges and opportunities of workplace culture, and...
Team/Staff Engagement Surveys – how can they help business performance?
Much as they'd like to be, when it comes to staffing matters, most business leaders aren't mind readers. Too often, good staff leave an organisation and – by the time leaders realise there were issues - it's too late to try and keep them. Team/staff engagement surveys...
3 Simple Ways to Stop Negative Self-Talk
We all get knock-backs occasionally. As the old saying goes, life is not all wine and roses (or beer and skittles for that matter). At these times, it can be a natural tendency for some to slip into a negative mode of thinking and self-talk: "Why does bad stuff...
Leadership and the Value of Insight
I've spent a lot of time over the years in the leadership development space - as a learner, facilitator, coach, avid reader and observer. One of the things I've learned along the way is that much of the literature and research in this area is focused on seeking...