All organizations have people who are opposed to changes in the status quo. These people have either helped create or worked within a structure for years, and it has become their comfort zone. Individuals like this will likely guard their zone fiercely and are opposed to policy change, feeling it could affect their job security. Read More >
Leadership
How Ethics and EQ Impact Employee Productivity & Retention
At what point is moving the needle and progressing as a team more important than the people who are doing the work? This is something many executives and leaders, especially in high-stress industries, have to ask themselves. There is a fine balance between getting things done, getting them done well and burning everyone out in Read More >
Preventing Executive Derailment
Derailment happens when a previously successful executive fails to do their job effectively, leading to demotion or replacement if their performance does not improve. Executive derailment is much more common than you might think and can be caused by either personal failures or changes within the organization. The process of replacing key employees who’ve “derailed” Read More >
Leadership in the First 100 Days – What It Takes to Ensure Your Success
The ability to successfully transition into a new leadership position is a must-have skill for executives. Your first 100 days in a leadership role are crucial if you want to make a positive and lasting impression, which will lay the foundation for your future success within the company. When illustrating the importance of maintaining strong Read More >
Six Traits Found in Today’s Most Effective Leaders
What are the core traits of an effective leader? There are thousands of books and articles seeking to answer that question, with more appearing every day. This flood of information can be overwhelming to executives who are looking for clear cut answers on how they can be an effective leader. After all, you can only Read More >
Team Work Vs. Individual Work – How to Blend to Maximise Results
We can all remember those times at school when our teachers or professors said the term “group project.” It was usually met with glances to friends and a cacophony of groans. Little did we know then that our educators were trying to prepare us for the “grownup world.” Most professions rely on a great deal Read More >
Helping Successful People Be Even More Successful
It’s a fact of life: you get more bang for your buck if you help successful people get even better. I am privileged to work with extremely successful people who want to play at the top of their game. When I first started out working with executives, most of my clients were valued but derailed Read More >
Virtuous Companies Perform Better
Does organizational “virtuousness” pay? How do you help executives change their behavior when they have been successful despite their negative attitude? These are questions I come across often in my own professional career, with many executives struggling to establish virtuous behavior in today’s competitive corporate atmosphere. The good news is that recent studies have shown Read More >
Optimism: How to Cultivate It and Why You Should
Human psychology is a fascinating area of research. As much as we discover, there is still much more still to be learned. One aspect that particularly interests me is how your pysche: your feelings, your emotions, and your thoughts, can directly affect your day to day life. That includes not just your personal life and Read More >
What No One Told You About Leadership, But What You Need To Know
Once upon a time, in the dim and distant past, being a leader was a simple task. It was all about who could shout the loudest and who complained the most; add these together with some quickfire orders and things would get done. They might not get done well or to a particularly high standard, Read More >