Do you have a pipeline of leaders who can grow your company, free you up to have more time for strategic issues, and take your business further than you ever imagined? Do you have at least TWO people ready to take over your job if something happened to you? What about the other key roles in your organisation? Many executives spend so much time focusing on daily and...
Read MoreWhen I think about feedback, I am reminded of that saying that goes “if you always do what you’ve always done you will always get what you’ve always got”. So, if you are happy with the way things are in your business you can use feedback to encourage more of it. But if you are not happy with the way things are going you can use feedback to make corrections, so you...
Read MoreWith many of our clients focussed on their competitive advantage this year, the topic of teamwork keeps coming up. But the real burning question is “How do you do teamwork well?” As Patrick Lencioni rightly points out in his book, Five Dysfunctions of a Team: “Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive...
Read MoreTwo questions I am often asked are “How can I get my people to be more accountable?” and “How can I make them take greater ownership of their role?” These are two great questions. Your business needs people to be committed to deliver on outcomes. So why is there not greater ownership and accountability? I believe there are four reasons and therefore four solutions...
Read MoreIncreasing competition and rising consumer demands call for flexible and adaptive organisations equipped with the right people with the super skills to compete. In their latest CEO survey, PWC discovered that ‘reducing the skills gap’ is a key concern for CEO’s. “75% of Australia’s CEOs (and 79% Globally) are concerned about the availability of key skills.”...
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