March 10, 2023

3 things you can do to become a great leader

 3 things you can do to become a great leader Astute leaders, researchers and authors have contributed substantially to what you can do to become a great leader. And in an earlier article, we established that great leaders are made not born, outlining as well what great leadership is made up of. Zenger Folkman suggests 25 attributes

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January 11, 2023

5 stages to consider for effective performance coaching

Wouldn’t it be great if you could recognise and meet where your staff is on the spectrum of change to help them improve on their work performance? However, before delving into the five stages to consider for effective performance coaching, we need to determine the reasons for underperformance. Is your staff underperforming because they feel

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March 10, 2023

The Power of a Coaching Culture

The Power of a Coaching Culture simply described by the Centre for Creative Leadership, the “coaching culture” applies a coaching mindset to the entire organization. It might mean shifting mindsets and unraveling some set practices to allow for more open interactions, and meaningful feedback. This could influence organisational transformation that leads to improved productivity, higher performance,

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June 27, 2023

5 reasons to invest in a superior 360 feedback process

5 reasons to invest in a superior 360 feedback process Before sharing the five reasons to invest in a superior 360 feedback process, let’s establish what the 360 feedback process needs to have to be effective. There needs to be complete confidentiality in the process. This goes beyond the comments not being attributable to the

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March 12, 2024

Why Coaching Matters in Building Stronger Teams?

  Why Coaching Matters in Building Stronger Teams? Research by Zenger Folkman found that leaders who are able to coach are eight times more likely to become top-tier leaders as opposed to a leader who manages. Collected data from 4,212 leaders affirmed that those coach their team delivered greater effectiveness and impact shown through their

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June 28, 2023

How can HR be empowered to support career development plans?

Source: Pexels – Alexander Suhorucov How can HR be empowered to support career development plans? According to Mercer’s Global Talent Trends 2020-2021 report[1] the most important factor employees said they wanted in their career growth is the opportunity to grow personally and professionally. The fourth most important point the responders indicated in the same study was

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June 28, 2023

No trust, no team: 5 ways to overcome distrust & tension in the workplace

Source: Unsplash – Pawel Czerwinski When it rains, it sometimes storms. ‘We were going through some changes in our organisation with more people coming on board, switching systems, having more online meetings since WFH was a default mode and a revamp in our go-to-market strategy. During one of these online meetings, Albert burst out with

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June 28, 2023

Becoming an effective ‘D’ coach-leader

Source: Unsplash – Hunters Race Becoming an effective ‘D’ coach-leader You’re working towards becoming a coach-leader. You recognise you may need to equipped with coaching skills and schedule practise sessions too. However, you are concerned that your natural disposition or behavioural leaning may pose a challenge to a coaching relationship or a coach-leader role. What

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June 28, 2023

Shhhh… Listen! Do you hear the sound of trust in your workplace?

Source: Unsplash – Marvin Meyer “George, what do  you want from me? You keep harassing me with emails on sending out the communique to the 500 staff selected for the programme!” George was taken aback by this sudden outburst by Sandra when he picked up his phone to receive her call. Being the programme manager,

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