Fight, flight or freeze? This article looks at what you need to know about your brain to get you through a crisis. Faced with a crisis at work do you fight it out, freeze, or run in the opposite direction? If you want to be more in control, you need to understand...
Leadership
Stand tall! How your body language shapes who you are
We don’t believe you can pretend to be what you’re not; this is a fundamental principle when we’re coaching anyone to be a better leader. But recent research suggests you can change the way you feel by altering your body language. Can you really ‘fake it till you make...
Can’t trust, won’t trust? It’s your problem, not theirs
Will the people you work with stab you in the back? If you can’t trust them, it’s your problem not theirs. Check out this article to see how you can deal with people you don’t trust. Are your colleagues lying to you? Do you trust them? We all want to work in a place...
Show more integrity to improve relevance in your leadership
Integrity is more than honesty. A leader has integrity when there is no gap between intent and behaviour and is the same - inside and out. We show you what integrity in leadership looks like in practice. Integrity is defined as the ‘Adherence to moral and ethical...
Challenge your negative thinking to boost your performance
As human beings, we are hard wired to notice and give more focus to negative rather than positive things. Here we give you seven ways of challenging your negative thinking to help boost your performance. Creating high performance always sounds like a good idea. As we...
Hard skills v soft skills
In your world of work, ‘hard skills’ are technical procedures related to your core business. Examples include the latest law, rules and regulations in your area of expertise, or industry. Ironically enough, these ‘hard’ skills are typically easy to observe, quantify...
The four managerial skills you really need
It’s easy to assume that being a manager means making money and hitting targets – there’s no time for taking care of your staff and spending time with your team. Well we don’t agree – and here are the only four skills you really need… Do you ever question the...
How to coach your sales people to pick up the phone
It might seem like an anomaly that sales staff don't want to make new business calls. But we've found that it's a key issue that comes up with client-facing service providers. They will do almost anything but pick up the phone to potential new clients. We look at the...
Clean up your mistakes – why it’s important & how to do it properly
Clean up your mistakes, especially if you’re the boss. If you can admit to your mistakes, accept the consequences and move on, you’re far more likely keep your good reputation. Here are 7 things you need to know in order to do it properly. Admitting to your mistakes...
Are you an unhappy leader?
Are you an unhappy boss? If you are, you can expect your employees to be unhappy too. Here are 6 ways you can tackle levels of happiness at work which will impact your bottom line. Often places where people are unhappy are places where the leaders are unhappy too. And...
Find fresh ideas and approaches to resolve your business issues, make a noticeable difference in your performance, and achieve long-term goals.
Find fresh ideas and approaches to resolve your business issues, make a noticeable difference in your performance, and achieve long-term goals.