Failure Is Not A Dirty Word

March 8, 2010

It can be troubling to watch people unwittingly sabotage their own success with a desire to protect themselves (and those they care about) from the pains of failure. I’ve lost count of the birthday parties I have attended where every child in the “pass the parcel” game gets a prize because Mum has placed [...]

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Current Open Courses

March 3, 2010

We have upcoming open-enrolment courses in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Find out more here.

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How Leaders Use Debriefing to Improve Future Performance

February 21, 2010

Used extensively in the armed forces, debriefing is now making inroads into the entrenched practices of leaders in a broad range of organisations. Debriefing is the art of reflecting on and drawing lessons from significant experiences. You can then apply these lessons into similar situations in the future, and by doing so improve your future [...]

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Three Ways to Sharpen Your Intuitive Decision-Making Skills

February 14, 2010

As a busy manager, you often need to make decisions on the fly. Therefore, it is a scary realization that your performance in your role is largely determined by the sum of all those decisions that you have made. Thankfully, research shows that honing your intuition can you make better and faster decisions. This article shows you how.

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Six Superior Ways to Motivate Your Staff

February 1, 2010

Your core responsibility at work is to deliver the results that truly matter within your organisation. However, as a leader, your ability to deliver these results is dependent upon your staff and the way that they go about their work. It is therefore critical that you understand how to motivate people. This article, draws on both cutting-edge and classic motivation theory to present six practical steps you can take to motivate your staff to deliver the results you are responsible for achieving.

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Three Ways to Use Appreciation to Your Advantage

January 24, 2010

Do you make showing your appreciation to staff a priority, or do you let it slide? Research conducted by Kouzes and Posner confirmed what many effective managers already know: people work harder when they feel valued and appreciated. Discover 3 powerful yet simple ways you can show appreciation to your staff.

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Resolving to Be An Even Better Leader In 2010

January 11, 2010

I hope that 2010 is the year that you resolve to dedicate yourself to ongoing excellence as a leader. Excellence requires a realisation that your evolution as a leader is never finished and that there are always new ways to become better at what you do. In this article, I would like to help you on your way with three proven steps that, when taken together, will help you move from good intentions to skilful mastery of whatever aspects of your leadership you wish to improve.

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Date Change: Hard Conversations Sydney

December 18, 2009

The Hard Conversations program scheduled for Sydney on 11 February will now be on 8 April 2010. All the other details remain the same. Book early to avoid disappointment.

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Leadership for the 21st Century

December 11, 2009

Earlier this week, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt called for a new type of leader for the 21st century—a leader who moves beyond his or her own individual intelligence to bring the collective wisdom of teams to bear on the complex challenges all organizations face. According to Immelt, leaders need to keep their own egos [...]

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When to Confront Someone

December 10, 2009

Do you avoid difficult conversations or do you flair up about trivial things? Knowing when to confront someone is an essential part of mastering difficult conversations.

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