24 Feb 2023 | Middle Manager
“I have a great team, they know I have their back and I feel like they have mine too.” “My team and I confide in each other and I get a sense of deep trust between us.” “I see my direct reports – my team – as closer and...
18 Oct 2022 | Middle Manager, People & Management
Have you ever had someone present an idea and be insistent on you approving it; they take every opportunity (or perceived opportunity) to pitch, present, push their idea forward. Initially, maybe you gently pushed back by saying something like, “Leave it with...
11 Oct 2022 | Middle Manager
One of the keynote speeches I deliver is a message for the C-Suite to engage quicker, deeper and more effectively with their middle managers. CEO’s tell me they want their middle managers to simply get on with it. They trust them, and obviously want them to triumph....
4 Oct 2022 | Middle Manager
Many organisations have done well to embrace a blended approach to working whether it’s hybrid, or fully remote. And some businesses have struggled and are calling everyone back into the office – some at threat job loss. My neighbour was sharing how his...
27 Sep 2022 | Middle Manager
Leadership can be lonely but it doesn’t have to be. Recently, during a speaking engagement in Sydney, I happen to be in the suburb of St Leonards where I walked past an old haunt, the Moody Café. [I lived in Sydney many years ago.] I had forgotten about the cafe...
20 Sep 2022 | Communication skills, Middle Manager
So, last Saturday (17th) was International Day of Listening and this week (19th – 25th) is International Week of Happiness at Work! Is this a confidence that happiness at work follows listening? Probably, right? But what a great and somewhat logical coincidence!...
