By running strategy days and helping businesses get clear on what they want for 2020, we get exposure to different leadership styles. Some have teams inspired to do whatever is needed to deliver success. These teams tend to be made up of leaders, taking ownership of their own standards and performance, which in turn adds value to the business.
Read MoreAs business leaders, we can choose to proactively manage the pre Christmas rush and continue to deliver value. So how can we ensure a positive impact on our business... here are some tips:
Read MoreThe drama that engulfed the team and Cricket Australia led to a far reaching and brutally honest review highlighting failures in leadership and culture.
Read MoreFrom the politicians trying to work out who's at fault.... to the firefighters at the front line saving humans and homes - both are exhibiting leadership with different degrees of effectiveness.
Have you ever muttered or heard these muttered by those around you: “I need a business mentor who can be a business sounding board and help me create momentum” “I’m frustrated we aren’t getting the results we want” “I need new ideas to improve my business efficiency”
Read More"From my experience, the best advisors help in three ways: encourage you to look at the problem or opportunity from multiple angles; help you balance the tug of the short-term with important long-term priorities; and ask the tough questions you need to know to reach the best solution".
Margo Georgiadis
So how can we get strategic about what we want to achieve and ensure we are setting ourselves up for great things in the coming years?
Read MoreOver the past week there have been moments where quality leaders, successful in either running a business or their career, have confessed to losing track of the path they were on. They were wrapped up in comparing themselves to others and not focussing on what was happening in their lane.
Read MoreSport is such a wonderful arena for providing opportunities to be challenged, to learn about yourself and to grow. It provides so many parallels to business and lessons in overcoming challenges.
Read MoreAre we producing the right content so our ideal customers jump at the opportunity to work with us? Am I providing the vision that those around me need to get where we are heading? All great questions that have come up in conversations over the past week.
Read MoreWhat is the difference between this and how we interact with those within our businesses? Where we have teams, do our team members crave the feeling of "being part of the team", spending time with the boss, learning from someone they look up to and who inspires them.
Read MoreWe always have the freedom to choose... whether it be to do the same thing or do something different, choosing how we react to situations. What then generally gets in our way is the fear of uncertainty in the outcomes we "may or may not" achieve. The belief that the worst case may happen can overpower the potential for a successful result.
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