By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
Do you have what it takes to be a good people leader? We’ve thought long and hard about what makes good leadership. We’ve narrowed it down to what we believe are the top three skills based on our experience working with people leaders over the years.
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
We all know what makes a good people leader, but have you ever thought about what people leaders might do that could hinder their leadership skills? Geoff McDonald, a speaker, author and prolific writer, speaks to us in this podcast about the common mistakes managers make too often.
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
Today’s topic of choice is one we have found people leaders really struggle with, and can really open up so many opportunities for them: delegation. In coaching or workshops, we often hear managers say, “Yes, but I’m so busy, surely I can’t push any more work down on to the people that report to me.” Our […]
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
As the year draws to a close, we’re reflecting on the strategies and habits of the most effective managers and people leaders we have come across. We’ve worked with hundreds of people over the last year, so we’ve gathered a lot of insights into the most effective management and leadership skills in action. Today we’re going […]
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
For some, being a perfectionist is seen as a good thing. For others, it’s a bad trait to have. We all have some understanding of what it means to be a perfectionist, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. So today we’re chatting about what perfectionism actually means, based on the research of Human Synergistics, which has been going on for around 40 years.
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
We’re big believers in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and its benefits for the corporate world. But there’s another personality system we like to use, the Enneagram. We’ve been using it for over 20 years now, but for whatever reason, it doesn’t have the widespread interest in corporate Australia that it probably should have.
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This post is about one of the most impactful behavioural models we’ve come across in the last 18 years. It’s called ‘above the line and below the line’ where the line represents choice. We can choose to operate either above the line or below it.
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
We’ve been using the success wheel for many years, and every time we use it with a leadership client or team we get great feedback and they get great results. The beauty of this activity is that it’s ridiculously simple and yet super effective.
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
Many of our coaching clients ask us for book recommendations, especially about leadership. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is probably the book that we recommend most often – and it’s one of our all-time favourites. It’s powerful, profound, and gives you a framework to operate at your best.
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By People Leaders | People Leaders Podcast
Many of our coaching clients ask us for book recommendations, especially about leadership. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is probably the book that we recommend most often – and it’s one of our all-time favourites. It’s powerful, profound, and gives you a framework to operate at your best.
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