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7 deadly sins of leadership. If you’re looking for a way to sabotage your leadership career, disempower your team, alienate your network or “all of the above”, keep reading. I’m going to introduce you to the 7 deadly sins of leadership. If you commit just one of these sins, you’ll negatively impact your career,…
The Secrets of Leadership Influence for Every Leader Every leader wants to develop the power of influence to help them motivate and inspire others. It’s a key leadership skill, but it’s also an important one if you want to influence change, whether it’s through people or events. At the heart of influence is human…
5 ways female leaders can make their voices count. Meetings! Just mention the word and most people cringe, but it’s especially so for women. Many of my female clients tell me they struggle to make themselves heard in meetings, and it’s common across all leadership levels. Some time ago there was a study done…
Use Executive Coaching To Propel Performance Everyone needs a coach from time to time; whether that be through their sporting endeavours, or in life generally. Coaching is one of the rare internationally-recognised strategies to better yourself and to rise above your competition. When we dive deep into the pool of executives in the business world,…
4 TRUTHS ON HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL LEADER. Imagine a successful leader. I’m presuming a reserved unassuming introvert was not what you imagined. This is because studies have proven that the majority of executives in leadership positions display extroverted personality traits. However, that does not mean that extroverts are better leaders than introverts. Introvert leaders…
I was fortunate enough to be a finalist in the Victoria Telstra Business Women’s awards in 2014. I really enjoyed the journey and loved the fact that I had the opportunity to meet so many inspirational women who are very successful in business. I was surprised by the large number of strong women who are…
I’m currently reading “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead.” by Sheryl Sandberg’s Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer. She provoked a lot of conversation on feminism in the workplace with her book. The book sold nearly 150,000 copies in its first week and has held the top non-fiction spot on the bestseller lists since.…
How happy are you? Recently, I started thinking through this question, and how happiness or the lack there of can affect people in everyday life. I’ve always tried to live by the philosophy that you are the master of your own destiny, if you are not happy, you have the power to change it. Do…
In my book, The Power of Wow! Why Thank You Makes Dollars & Sense I talk a lot about customer buying patterns and the strategies you can implement to avoid customer buying from you purely based price. One of the biggest challenges I believe we all face in business is remaining relevant in a marketplace…
Success in business is all about the people. People make a business successful, not matter what industry you are in; employees are your biggest competitive advantage. The foundation of any successful business is the people, and a focus on ensuring staff feel happy and valued is important. It requires an understanding of the intangibles, most…