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Management Skills: Communication, Delegation, Feedback, etc!
I had no clue!
On a lazy Sunday afternoon I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and saw a post that blew my mind. It surprised me: I learnt that using a certain word - a word that I've no doubt used - was actually a slur. It educated me: I learnt something about a culture that...
Do you have a leadership voice?
Lisa is an accomplished singer and voice coach - who focuses on more than the noise that is emitted from your mouth! Lisa's journey is inspirational and she shares some of that we us in the SPARK Self-Leadership series. While she does focus more on women, this...
Boundaries – Identify and Practice
How did your week of reflecting on boundaries go for you? Last week, I share some strategies for you to consider when it comes to setting boundaries with your boss. This was a great question Concetta asked in the Content You Want survey. I worked for a time at The...
What’s your burnout level?
Proper Delegating Helps Reduce Burnout According to Infinite Potential's 2021 Global Workplace Burnout Study: "Middle-managers (those who manage managers) are reporting the highest levels of burnout within organisations. More women are burnt out, but men are...
Team Building the Hybrid Way
Do you have a hybrid team? Do you have some people working from home, some in the office or in dispersed locations? Do you have some in the office some days and at home others? With a myriad of working arrangements it can be challenging to be across where your...
This Girl Is Me
This little girl is me. She grew up below the poverty line. Her parents divorced when she was six and she spent most of her primary and secondary school days carrying three bags to school: her school bag, sports bag and an overnight bag to ping-pong between...
Self-Leadership and Communication
You and I would no doubt agree that without good communication skills we can land ourselves in all manner of trouble. Survey after survey ranks communication as high priorities; from a LinkedIn survey, communication ranked number one:Self-leadership sounds like an...
It’s Time to Speak Up
Have you ever not spoken up because you second guessed yourself; held back waiting for the perfect moment but the meeting then ended; or the people in the room had an intimidating affect on anyone speaking up? As a leader you may want to think about how your...
How’s your momentum?
How's your momentum? The last 18 months has been nothing short of a major lesson in ambiguity and uncertainty. Ambiguity and Uncertainty triggers: Lack of sureness Doubt Skepticism Mistrust Lack of conviction or knowledge Unsure of outcome or result Uncertainty,...
Momentum During Uncertainty
The 14th of March 2020 was a Saturday night, it was the Awards night for my professional association, Professional Speakers Australia. It was our industry’s ‘night of nights’. We had gathered in Adelaide, South Australia to attend our annual conference to learn,...
“Here we go again”
New work arrangements and productivity In Australia this week we've had a spike in COVID cases and as I was chatting with a few people online about this I noticed some comments were, “here we go again!”. We are months and months into this pandemic, and...
Self-Leadership for day to day management
Nathan admitted to me, "I hesitate to delegate because everyone is too busy to take on more work." James didn't delegate because, "No one will do the way I want, to my standard." Joyce shared with me that she felt like she couldn't' control the situation,...