Here’s how you can identify key qualities when hiring and building your teams
How you hire 1 person is how you hire 100 people. What I mean by that is the culture and the expectations you want to drive in your team or your company must be scalable. Whether you’re hiring a few people or a lot, every hire should be treated as a key part of the […]
Here is how you can make coaching a priority in your company’s leadership development program
More and more companies are employing internal coaches to help with the career development of their employees. Career Coaching is a fantastic investment for both the employer and the employee, but since it isn’t mainstream it’s helpful to review what other companies are doing in this regard. Shopify and Canva are two companies that are […]
Here is how to ensure that everyone is on the same page in a team setting in Career Development.
Organisations can put a lot of effort into defining their culture and labelling important values of the people within it. However, the document which more accurately describes an organisation’s culture is each person’s remuneration statement. This is because people are most likely to behave in accordance with their incentives. So if you want everyone to […]
Here is a career development tool I recommend to advance your career.
A universal tool that will help anyone’s career development (whether you’re starting out or you’re a top executive) is personality profiling. Knowing your strengths and understanding the strengths of others are the cornerstones of effective communication and performance. There’s lots of personality profile tools out there, but I recommend CliftonStrengths, as I believe it does […]
Here’s how you can deliver effective presentations in a professional setting
An important part many workplaces miss about presentations is the time cost involved in creating them. Yes, it’s important to communicate clearly, and it can be valuable to spend more time on a presentation to ensure its purpose is understood. But it’s also very important to understand how much time preparing a presentation will take […]
Here’s how you can effectively convey goals and expectations to your team members as a team leader
Whenever you communicate a goal and expectations to your team, you must allow for them to confirm what they understood from your message. Never assume that agreement means understanding. Have your team members explain their understanding, and explore together different scenarios for how this could play out. Doing this at the start will help maximise […]
Here’s how you can streamline your business operations using technology
The easiest technique to determine how to streamline your business operations is to consider what happens if any member of your team isn’t available. Who will do the work they’re tasked to do? Will others know what to do? And if they do, how much of their capacity will be taken up? Start here. Technology […]
Here’s how you can navigate failure in the workplace
I think a big driver of navigating failure in your workplace is the attitude of higher management. If higher management respond negatively or adversely when things don’t go to plan, it will be very hard to grow within your role or feel like they have your back. Try if you can to determine with management […]
Here’s how you can tackle the key challenges faced by team managers in today’s workplace
One of the biggest challenges in today’s workplace is the lack of communication between employees and managers about career development. As a manager, when you don’t provide pathways for career development to employees, they will feel they are not being invested in and seek development elsewhere. As an employee, when you don’t make your career […]
Here’s how you can collect market research to back your salary negotiation
Most professionals conduct market research for a salary negotiation. But skilled professionals understand their value to their company as well. If you are bringing more value to the organisation than someone else could in the role, or if you are too valuable for the company to let you go easily, then focusing on market […]