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What we tell ourselves everyday matters. Whether positive or negative, our thoughts about ourselves create our emotions that drive our actions that produce results and ultimately, the life we lead. How we identify ourselves can help us to actualize our potential and give us the opportunity to live the life we want. So, when it comes to work-related or other life situations, what we say to ourselves is relevant.
Read MoreOrganizations require managers to manage systems and processes but also to develop and lead their teams. Both roles require specific skills and being able to adjust and balance between the two, is an art. Ensuring regulations are adhered to, data is accurate, and productivity is on-track are just some of the critical management components while being an inspiration to your team, seeing the potential in your people and creating the environment for them to realize it are just some of the skills needed to lead. These performance expectations often result in managers feeling overwhelmed and burnt out, especially when they haven’t received the requisite training and development or coaching.
Read MoreMany managers find it hard to have difficult conversations. Conversations such as: poor performance, especially when it is repetitive, inappropriate behaviour in the workplace and terminating employment.
These are even more challenging when these conversations are fueled by feelings of frustration and thoughts such as “I have had enough” or “I’m fed up”. When you think this, you are already sending messages to yourself that makes you feel exasperated and perhaps impatient.
Read MoreWhile businesses are recovering and people have expressed an eagerness to return to normal functions, they are experiencing considerate unresponsiveness from their teams. They report that progress is uncharacteristically slow, priorities appear muddled and there is a palpable shift in energy.
Energy fatigue is natural and, to be expected from such a disruption. Like the physical recovery process from Covid-19, symptoms of this post-pandemic inertia are likely to continue after the infection has cleared and can spread across teams within the workspace.
Read MoreWhen we see a painting, we see the finished product and get the opportunity to revel in its beauty. What we don’t see, is what it takes to get there. One of the best ways is ….at the end of each quarter, we give ourselves the opportunity to reflect on what we learnt, what obstacles got in the way, what capabilities we became aware of and what strengths we developed. In what ways can we use this information to improve for the next quarter?
Read MoreAny organizational change starts from the top and impacts some people significantly more than others. Those involved in people management usually feel its greatest impact as well as front line staff members. While change is inevitable, accepting it’s negative impact is not. When you or your team members experience fatigue, they and your entire organization suffers. They produce less, take more time off, lose focus on objectives, morale dips, apathy sets in and sometimes they quit their jobs. They lose their ability to tap into creativity, intuition and to access the state of flow.
Read MoreThe leadership mindset is one of the most important, least understood and the most neglected element in the growth of a leader. Many senior leaders today grew up in a world where focus was on operational efficiencies and product innovation, this then shaped their careers and determined their values and attitudes. But today, it’s all about changing strategies, coming up with new business models and transforming your operations.
The goal is to do it faster, easier, cheaper and bigger.
If you are stuck in the old mindset that you started out your career with, you are going to struggle in the new business world.
Read MoreSelf-worth is understanding yourself, accepting yourself, feeling good about yourself, that you see yourself as important and that you love yourself exactly as you are, without any influence from outside of you. It is wrapped up in a knowing that as a human being, without doing anything at all, you are worthy. It has no relation to any job, achievement, nor to any success or failure you experience.
Read MoreMany have made millions, many have lost millions. The difference is not the situation, the difference is the perspective. What lens are you seeing the situation through?
Read MoreCompanies will call in a coach or a consultant to address leadership issues or staff engagement challenges, maybe even strategy development etc and often, we uncover a Trust issue. One that everybody is aware of and nobody wants to address.
Read MoreSkirting the edges of action is when you find yourself moving and doing things without a specific or clear outcome, even if you become aware of the outcome, it would not be significant or important in getting you to your desired goal.
Read MoreWhen you find yourself in the horrible cycle of procrastination, consider deliberately creating a short time-frame for yourself and work fast to complete it within that time. You will discover that there isn’t room to feel stressed or distracted when you are working fast nor is there time to produce “perfect” A+ work. B- will do. A+ is only in your mind anyway, and better to have complete work than no work.
Read MoreThis is a very challenging time for everyone. The challenge that organizational leaders face is maintaining confidence in and among their teams in the midst of so much uncertainty and absolutely no precedence to reference as a result of the coronavirus.
What our leaders do at this time will determine how successfully we come through this crisis and how they communicate with their people will determine the quality of the community that emerges.
Read MoreIs your team optimized for success, or is it prone to succumb to the disease of toxic undercurrents within it?
Science describes the human immune system as a network of cells and organs which come together to protect the body and help to keep an individual healthy. The wellbeing of an organization, much like the human body, also requires an internal defense system to detect, combat and find solutions for harmful pathogens that threaten to compromise its operations.
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