When you step into a management role, you often act by default. It is assumed that when you move from a ‘doing’ role to a ‘managing’ role, you will know what you need to do.
Continue readingWant better outcomes at work? Focus on safety in all its forms
When leaders think about motivating their team, safety isn’t something that usually tops the list of considerations, yet it plays a crucial role.
Continue readingWork-life balance: How managers can help their people (and themselves)
While conducting workplace research for her last book, Marie-Claire Ross found that the leaders who were able to create high performing teams, even with all the uncertainty and change going on around them, were those who trusted their team members and showed genuine care for their wellbeing.
Continue readingThe secret to great prioritisation
As a B-Suite Leader it is time to urgently start learning to push back, reprioritise and reallocate resources, and to do that you need to have firm strategic priorities as your anchor-point.
Continue readingThe role of trust in creating a thriving team culture
While conducting workplace research for her last book, Marie-Claire Ross found that the leaders who were able to create high performing teams, even with all the uncertainty and change going on around them, were those who trusted their team members and showed genuine care for their wellbeing.
Continue readingHow senior managers can set the tone in a hybrid world
A hybrid working model won’t be a ‘nice to have’ for organisations once we start to live in a COVID-normal world, it will be an expectation that employees have of senior managers.
Continue readingPersonal strategies to help you overcome blind spots in your leadership
Developing the ability of self-reflection to build self-awareness is an important skill as a leader, it helps us to understand the way we think and feel and how to understand and engage with others.
Continue readingThe art of giving back – lessons from leading a community through change
Craig Dredge, Principal of Taihape Area School, shares his insights from leading the school and local community through a physical and cultural rebuild.
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