By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
In the work we do with leadership teams we often come across teams who are overworked. The impact of this is more than tiredness and inefficiency. It actually affects the character and personality of those in the workplace. People who might usually be optimistic become pessimistic. We’ve even heard leaders talk about ‘racing to average.’ This […]
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
Habits are fundamental to performance, not only in the workplace but in life in general. Anytime you create a habit, you free up valuable brain space for more important tasks. You also free up vital energy that you can use better elsewhere. But creating new habits, or getting rid of old habits, is easier said than […]
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
When we are young, we learn things like manners, social cues and social values and incorporate them into our daily actions to the point that we don’t even think about them. How useful would it be to have a collaboration and influencing framework, a tool to improve your social awareness to the point that advanced […]
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
For most of us, the idea of having a difficult conversation makes our heart race a little (or a lot). People leaders have an extra layer of difficulty because, in most cases, these are conversations that can’t be avoided. Let’s face it, it’s part of the job and something that has to be done. In fact, […]
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
While being part of a high performing team is great at any time, it’s even more powerful if it’s in the context of having your own high performing career. Many take a passive approach to this, waiting for opportunities to arise then exploring them as they go along. While this is fine to do, we […]
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By PeopleLeaders | Leadership , Team
6 Essential Qualities to Foster as a Manager Be inspired – You can’t inspire others if you can’t inspire yourself.qualities of a great manager Learn what lights you up and do more of that with what you have, in the time you have, and with the resources, you have in this moment. It stands out […]
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By PeopleLeaders | Communication , Team
As an executive coach I am in the fortunate position of knowing what most people find challenging in their role and the people they manage. I have put together a list of reasons that most people become dissatisfied with their jobs. It is estimated that 60% of all management problems are the result of faulty […]
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By PeopleLeaders | Communication
Answer this question…Why. You need to look at your life, your situation and ask yourself seriously, Why do I want this? Why is it important to me? If you have enough whys the hows will take care of themselves. You will find a way. See, you need to be able to create an outcome for […]
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By PeopleLeaders | Communication , Team
Who’d be on your team? Most of the time we actually don’t pick our own teams, they are picked for us. We get promoted into them, we get seconded, transferred, even referred into them. Some teams we are even born into. I’m going to save that topic for another post though. If you work for a […]
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By People Leaders | Communication , Leadership
Forming good questions is an art form that is acquired through practice. When you ask the right questions, you can unlock the latent potential that lies within your team. Here are 5 key questions that, if used consistently will lift the level of performance of you and your team. Drum roll please… What do you […]
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