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COVID-19, and the resulting global economic downturn, has disrupted businesses and left leaders questioning where their focus should be: “How can we look ahead at long term strategy and business growth when there are unprecedented changes and new obstacles arising each day?”  The short answer – you don’t have to. What is most important is that you understandRead more

With the loosening of social distancing restrictions in the past week, it’s easy to feel like we are emerging from the shadow of COVID-19. There are certainly reasons to celebrate and feel positive! But there is a long road to recovery ahead, with more workforce and employment instability as well as ongoing safety and health risks that need to beRead more

When reflecting on your career path, where are you working towards and are you confident that you are focusing on the right areas? If you are in a leadership role, are you putting enough of your attention into vision, strategy and culture, or are you getting waylaid by the technical or functional tasks?  The shiftRead more

Almost all of us have trouble focusing on our work at times. But there are also moments when we find ourselves at the peak point in our workflow when we become so absorbed in our work that all distractions fall away. You might refer to this as being “in the zone”. Psychologists call it beingRead more

As senior leaders, should your focus be on the strategy or the culture? There’s an ongoing debate about which is truly more important, particularly when companies are trying to change their direction.  American theorist and author Peter Drucker famously stated that “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Suggesting that no matter how well-thought-out your strategy is,Read more

Millennials in the workplace often get a bad rep—particularly from older generations who are accustomed to working in a different style. Have you ever heard someone stereotype millennials as impatient, disloyal or easily bored and distracted? Much of this is in stark contrast to how they see themselves and the opportunities they present to employersRead more

In order for modern businesses to grow in a dynamic environment, they need to be able to embed sustainable change into the daily behaviours of their teams. Significant growth is a challenging undertaking and it is important to understand that success is rarely achieved to the level that is originally intended, or within the timeframeRead more

Imagine yourself at work, midway through working on a project when your leader comes up and asks you to prepare an important presentation for a board meeting coming up. You already have a heavy workload, your to-do list is brimming with urgent tasks and you are starting to feel the pressure. In situations like this,Read more

Have you fallen into the busy trap? In this post, we’re going to be making the case for why being busy isn’t always a good thing.  How often do you hear the following conversation play out:  “How are you?” “Busy, and you?” or, “I’m so busy at the moment”, or “It’s been a really busyRead more

Dale Carnegie, author of “How to Make Friends and Influence People,” once said, “90 percent of all management problems are caused by miscommunication.” Miscommunication caused by poor use of language or choice of words is very common in the workplace, and often has serious, unintended consequences. When we miscommunicate with our team and colleagues, theRead more