Focus Forward
As leaders, we are required to manage the focus of our people. When we manage the focus of our people, it means that we’re able to direct their emotions, efforts and energies. Leaders need to teach their people to focus forward. So often, I walk into organisations and notice that people are focused on one […]
Read this only if you’re overwhelmed
From coaching hundreds of managers, I’ve discovered that 95% of of them are overwhelmed. They are stressed and their thinking is somewhat cloudy. Have you ever felt like this? If you feel like this now, I’ve got some good news for you… In this short thoughtleader piece, I’m going to share with you the meaning […]
How to Be Authentic Onstage
What people want more from you ‘on stage’ is YOU. People want authenticity. They don’t want a façade. I just had a conversation with a director who was speaking at a conference I was emceeing and he talked about how he got so nervous because he felt like he needed to get things ‘perfect.’ After a […]
Transformational vs Transactional Leadership
Your team needs you to be a transformational leader. The difference between a transformational and transactional leader is that one asks questions and the other one tells people what to do. I know that’s kind of simple but at the foundational levels, transformational leaders teach people how to think, where transactional leaders tell people what to […]
How to Reward Your Staff Without Spending a Cent
In today’s video, we’ll be talking about how you can reward your staff without spending a cent. Reward Your Staff Without Spending a Cent I want to talk about how you can show appreciation to your staff, because I don’t know about you, but if you work in the workforce, which I’m trusting you do […]
Why Your Staff Aren’t Committed — And What to Do About It
Last week, I spoke with a manager in a large organisation, and he mentioned that he was really frustrated with the commitment level in his team. He felt like people weren’t being productive and there was a sense of frustration — and because of that, key targets were being missed. After a few questions, we […]
Make Your Message Relevant
The other day, I was talking with a coaching client and they mentioned they were having difficulty engaging their staff with the strategic messages of the organisation. After a short conversation, I discovered that the manager was failing to make his message relevant. Relevance is one of the key characteristics in engaging your staff and […]
How to Address an Issue without Causing Defensiveness
As a manager, it’s inevitable that you’ll need to address behavioural issues in your team. Through coaching people all around the globe, I’ve noticed that this is one of the biggest challenges and reluctancies of managers when it comes to managing their team. You know that team member who says something inappropriate in a meeting or […]
How to Get Your Team to Listen to You
Just recently, I spoke with a client who runs a team of ten people, and they said that they felt like their team wasn’t listening to their ideas. After a short conversation, I discovered it wasn’t necessarily the quality of ideas that was the problem, but it was how they were sharing their ideas. One […]
How to Communicate Clearly at All Levels
Most people are more bent towards either the ‘big picture’ or ‘small picture.’ Some people like to hear the big picture — the overarching ideas — before they can understand the small picture. For others, they just need the small picture and don’t really need the big one. What style you’re oriented towards will depend […]