by Amanda Baines | Mar 13, 2015 | Organisation Culture
Small businesses that survive from generation to generation are few and far between, but all business owners can learn from what they do well. To survive recession, adapt to changing trends and new technology, and to maintain your place in your market, takes certain...
by Amanda Baines | Mar 11, 2015 | Leadership
In a recent post on authentic leadership we talked about the pitfalls of thinking that you can ‘fake it till you make it’. At Leaders Lab we don’t believe you can pretend to be what you’re not, in order to magically transform yourself into a great leader. The key is...
by Amanda Baines | Mar 4, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
Here’s an interesting video by Dan Pink on the surprising truth about what motivates us, providing concrete examples of how intrinsic motivation functions both at home and in the workplace. [embedvideo type=”youtube” id=”_mG-hhWL_ug”]...
by Amanda Baines | Mar 2, 2015 | Leadership
When we ask our clients what they consider to be one of the most important qualities of a leader, they are very likely to use words such as authenticity, honesty, integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness and trustworthiness. At Leaders Lab we firmly believe that...
by Amanda Baines | Feb 27, 2015 | Organisation Culture, Team Development
One of the key principles of Leadership is Partnership. We define Leadership as “holding the Vision, causing Partnership, and holding people to Account”. Partnership, we believe, is the ‘holding oneself to account for the success of each member of the team’. What do...