Too many of us in leadership believe our own press about how important, qualified and skilful we may be. Leaders in faith-based organisations can especially feel that being “called” comes with the idea we are infallible. Unfortunately we are also human (I’m sorry if this is a revelation to you), …
Unused Annual Leave – Bigger is Not Better
Monday, September 1, 2014A problem for many organisations is the amount of unused annual leave being “stockpiled” by employees. There are many issues associated with this, including stressed employees, managing rotations, and the growing financial cost. The benefits of regular leave are inherently understood by everyone, so why don’t more employees take all …
Doing Great Leadership
Monday, August 18, 2014A recent article in Inc. by Peter Economy looked at the changing nature of leadership. In the article (read it here>>) six things are identified as being a constant amongst the fast paced change in leadership thinking. In summary, these are: Constantly renew focus and revise goals – at both …
Employers Think They Know What Employees Want
Monday, August 18, 2014f you are an employer, do you think you know the top four strategies for attracting and retaining high performing employees? In April to June of 2014 the Towers Watson Global Talent Management and Rewards Study was conducted in 31 international locations amongst 1,637 participating organisations and with over 32,000 …
First Impressions Count
Monday, August 4, 2014How quick do you assess the trustworthiness of someone you just met for the first time? Do you like to engage in conversation first in order to make a considered, balanced judgement? I doubt it. Research tells us that we typically form our view in the first one-tenth of a …
Leadership Blind Spots
Monday, August 4, 2014What is your leadership blind spot? We all have them – it’s just a case of knowing what it is and dealing with it. Robert Shaw has written a new book called Leadership Blind Spots: How Successful Leaders Identify and Overcome The Weaknesses That Matter (Josey-Bass, 2014) which looks at …