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5 things leaders can do...

10/1/2021

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​Among the many responsibilities that come with leadership, one that has exponential impact, is facilitating the learning and growth of others. 
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It all starts by acknowledging the fact that people can achieve the most incredible things, given the right conditions...

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critical thinking tool #2

3/9/2020

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Weakness in thinking skills leads to errors, missed opportunities, poor risk assessment, reduced effectiveness, and subpar results.

Indeed, poor thinking hurts the business bottom line at every level, every day – impacting  relationships, collaborations and productivity.
 
Read on to learn how to improve your critical thinking skills using a fabulous group technique called Ritual Dissent.


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Communication Masterclass

19/8/2020

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You could safely wager your first-born-child that the majority of problem situations in any workplace (or personal relationship) have their source in human misunderstanding.  

What would it mean for your business culture and financial success if poor communication practices were eradicated?

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Facilitative Leadership

12/8/2020

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A Facilitative Leader is one who develops practical collaborative skills and tools for tapping the creativity, experience, and commitment of staff and colleagues. It is a powerful leadership practice that, when fully embraced, creates the conditions for people to move together from vision to action in extraordinary new ways.  Want to know what some of the best tools are?

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What is OD and Why Should I Care?

27/7/2020

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A few years ago I vividly remember reading an HBR article containing the words “the great training robbery” about why leadership training fails.  It was one of those mind-shifting moments that caused me to pivot away from training and be more determined on individual and group coaching to deliver real value to clients.  

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kpi's for virtual workers

24/3/2020

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You may not have had (m)any virtual employees before Covid-19 so you may need to create a system that will measure their productivity while working remotely or from home. 

There are two primary areas where you’ll want to focus your attention: 
1. work results; and 
2. communication.

As well as holding others to these general work results metrics, you can hold yourself to them, too. Consider: 
 Meeting deadlines;
 Producing high-quality work;
 Usage of the project management system; and
 Targets achieved.

Good habits to get into, with regard to communication, involve setting regular, recurring one-on-one and group meetings. Do make time for the quick morning check-ins as well as the business agenda meetings. 



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Critical Thinking Tool #1

15/12/2019

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Weakness in thinking skills leads to errors, missed opportunities, poor risk assessment, reduced effectiveness, and subpar results.

Indeed, poor thinking hurts the business bottom line at every level, every day – impacting  relationships, collaborations and productivity.
 
Read on to learn how to improve your critical thinking skills using The Ladder of Inference.

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new economy collaboration Skills

8/12/2019

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​Informal networks have become as powerful as traditional hierarchies and, in some cases, more powerful.
This article challenges you to leverage these informal networks in new, and purposeful, ways.

 
 Modern leadership is a characteristic of groups that function more like a peer-to-peer network than a command-and-control hierarchy. No matter how your enterprise is integrated, though, the implications of a more networked marketplace are profound.  


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