Neuroscience of Leadership
Understanding the brain in terms of leadership effectiveness has been one of the most powerful learnings I have encountered in my work, role and with my teams. The focus of the workshop was on learning and memory, how the brain responds to change, lifting employee engagement and creativity, collaboration and finally a favourite of mine […]
Listen to the Fool!
“Listen to the fool. You might learn something.” – Plato Successful leaders are the ones with the strong vision and the ability to inspire and motivate their team. This inspiration or motivation can come in the form of new ideas and as a leader it is our job to listen to the ideas presented as […]
Leadership Challenges & Insights
Thank you to Tony Wiggins for this post. View the original here: https://tonywiggins.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/leadershiphq-leadership-challenges-and-insights/ Sonia McDonald was proud to facilitate and hold the first Leadership Effectiveness Group (LEG) for Brisbane Leaders to discuss their purpose, challenges and insights around leadership and talent. The LEG was well attended by practitioners from the building and construction, consulting, finance, government […]
How Pride Boosts Results
When you look back on your life, have you ever wondered why you easily excelled at some tasks, but not others? The answer often lies in how much pride you felt in your work. For most of us, the tasks that we perform well tend to be the tasks where we tried very hard to […]
Forging an Irresistible Organisation
Do your team members enjoy coming to work? If they don’t, you’re missing out on an opportunity to increase team member engagement and reduce turnover; two key leadership concerns that can directly affect the quality of service you deliver to your customers and vendors. According to the 2014 survey conducted by Deloitte, Global Human Capital Trends, […]
Employee Engagement Through Leadership
Nurturing Performance with Open Communications Any leader knows that in order to gain optimum performance from employees, they need to feel listened to. Simply providing instructions and expecting quality work is the wrong way to motivate, as job mentality becomes one of being told to do something instead of having confidence in ability. More often […]
Do you REALLY listen to your team?
“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”— Woodrow Wilson We all have the ability to listen but not everyone uses that skill. We’re often too busy working out our reply before the speaker has even finished with his words. Neuroscience shows us that while hearing is relatively simple, listening […]
Effective Ways for Leaders to Handle Team Conflict
Despite a leader’s best intentions, it’s impossible to avoid conflict. Great leaders are never satisfied with maintaining the status quo. Instead, they push their teams improved performance. As agents of change, leaders should naturally expect to encounter push back and outright resistance from time to time. So, what do you need to know about conflict […]
Connect and Lead Through Relationships
Striving to be a good leader is something we all do on a daily basis and, as the pressure mounts to be continually innovative, leaders are looking for alternative ideas. However, did you know the connections you make with your team can be the difference between a good leader and a great one? Think about […]
3 Steps To Boosting Your Organisation’s Effectiveness.
Leaders have a vital role in improving the effectiveness of their organization’s because at the end of the day it all comes down to the individuals and how functional they are when they work together under a skilled leader. Innovative leaders need to adopt a three-fold approach in order to bring about real change within […]
