by Amanda Baines | Jun 30, 2016 | Leadership
What are you at work – a coach, a counsellor or a mentor? This article takes a brief look at these three very different roles and explains why it’s critical that you understand what you’re doing. The words coaching, mentoring and counselling are used very freely...
by Amanda Baines | Jun 23, 2016 | Leadership
How empathetic are you? Are you a softie as a leader? Read this article and find out about the simple E test you can try out at work. American social scientists invented the E test to investigate the connection between power and empathy. This seemingly innocent party...
by Amanda Baines | Jun 20, 2016 | Leadership
Are you the great team player you think you are? Check out this article to see whether collaboration comes naturally to you. If not, there are 5 things you can do about it. The big question is; are human beings naturally team players? When you think about the...
by Amanda Baines | Jun 16, 2016 | Leadership
Do you have a job description? And if you do, when did you last look at it? In this article we look at why you need to re-design it and show you how to do it. If you have a job description, it’s likely that: – You’ve not looked at it recently It’s a long list of...
by Amanda Baines | Jun 9, 2016 | Team Development
Do you think about how you could be a more effective leader? Here are 5 pointers for how to empower those around you: Have a vision broad and deep enough to inspire others and allow them to take parts of it and make it their own. Help the group develop a strategy—a...
