March 23, 2015
How to Lead Under Pressure
Authenticity is something I’ve become very interested in as my career has progressed. I loved being a news journalist for many years but towards…
Posts categorised with 'Team Management'
March 16, 2015
What I Learned From Losing a Million Dollars
It’s not often I find myself unable to put down a business book. But this was recently the case with “The Objective Leader,” by Elizabeth…
March 2, 2015
Weekly Lessons in Leadership
I’ve never been a leader of an organization and I’ve always shied away from management roles in my journalism career, preferring to stay “at the…
February 24, 2015
Creating Influence
Warning: You won’t want to hear what I’m about to tell you. But hang with me, please. I’ll make you feel much better about it…
February 23, 2015
A Scorecard for Growth
Balancing the macro and the micro is an everyday challenge for leaders. It’s certainly your job to keep your eye on the big…
February 17, 2015
Get Lazy Colleagues to Pull Their Weight!
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where someone in your team is frequently less proactive or busy than you? Every time…
February 16, 2015
Can Improv Make You a Better Leader?
The Second City in Chicago is one of the world’s most famous improvisation troupes, and some of the United States’ greatest comedians started their careers…
February 12, 2015
Motivation – the Agile Way!
Motivation is the art of finding out what “makes people tick,” and applying that to get the best from them. As such, it’s something that…
January 30, 2015
Team Building Exercises – That Don’t Suck!
Picture the scene… I’m standing on a table in a conference room, arms wrapped around myself, eyes closed. Someone is holding me firmly by the…
January 2, 2015
Watch Your Language!
Last year I did an introductory counselling course. I thought counselling was about giving people advice, but it’s not – it’s mostly about listening, and…
December 26, 2014
Caring for a Dependent and Building Your Career
“I don’t believe it! I just saw Lucy sneaking out early, again! I’ve got enough to do without covering for her, too. Has she forgotten…
December 9, 2014
Unusual and Effective Team Building Activities!
What’s your gut reaction when your boss says you’re going on a team building day? My heart would probably sink, because my experience is that…