I write a lot. I love to write about my purpose and passions. Why? I share knowledge, insights and the latest in research and knowledge around leadership, neuroscience and diversity. And I love the fact I get so many people around the globe sharing their insights and views, too. It is so cool! I think…
Leadership is Scary. No, this isn’t a Stephen King type article on Leadership…no scary music or creeping up on you when you least expect it – now there is a movie idea! Scary? Thing is , it doesn’t have to be… “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne I see, work,…
Leading change is one of the most challenging parts of the leadership role. We humans aren’t always keen on changing the behaviours that we’ve become comfortable with so why would we do it just because our leader wants us to? Well, in many cases we wouldn’t. Or we’d do it ‘on the surface’ but lapse…
In the past, many leaders used to rely on the authority of their job title to influence and sometimes coerce others into compliance. Today, we know that if we want to motivate others to put forth their best effort and be fully engaged, we need to use our emotional intelligence and people skills to build…
Leadership HQ’s recent Diversity Debates Dinners in Sydney and Melbourne were exciting and thought-provoking. The panel of speakers included Laurice Temple, Amanda Rose, Nicola Mills and Fiona Vines, Chris Lamb, Barry Borzillo, Neil Dalrymple and Peter Birtles. These high profile CEOs and industry experts were able to share their observations and experiences in the diversity…
There is much talk about great leaders being able to positively affect an organisation through decreasing turnover of staff, increasing sales…the list goes on and on. But what happens when you have an ineffective leader; does the opposite apply? The answer is quite adamantly, yes. An ineffective leader has a similar impact on an organisation…
Everything about the workplace is changing. In just the last few years, the world has become even more interconnected and interdependent as social media platforms, mobile hotspots and Wi-Fi have become pervasive and nearly universal all across the globe. The way that each of us interacts with clients, our peers, colleagues, and even our competition,…
Leaders quickly learn that they can’t bend people to their will. They can give an order but the team might choose not to obey. Something just doesn’t work… If you look at the key words in the that last paragraph you will immediately see why those leaders are unsuccessful. “Bend people to their will.” “Order”…
Great leaders are made and not born, as environmental factors such as their own lessons in what is effective and what is not go into each and every decision they make. With practice, the decisions become second nature, with instinct really being a sub-conscious action of critical thinking and instantaneous analysis. In every decision made…
A decade ago I was working in a Senior Human Resources role and there was another senior member of my team that would go out of her way to undermine me. Literally she would growl at me when she saw me. I am not kidding; she would growl at me under her breath. It was…