"Busting the following myths:MYTH 1: Do not work your entire ‘to-do’ listMYTH 2: Entrepreneurs work on improving their weaknessesMYTH 3: Most people do what they have learned to doMYTH 4: Mistakes are badMYTH 5: Plan forward one step at a time to attain your big goals"
Work-life balance is central to managing one’s quality of life. It is much like walking on a tight rope. If you know how to balance both work life and personal life, you will certainly lead a happy life; failing to do so may leave you distressed.
Organisations who wish to build high-performing teams—ones that easily collaborate, innovate, empower, and inspire each other to achieve unified goals—must commit to hiring the right employees, laying a foundation of trust, and providing proper training.
Work environments, even those with teams devoted to ‘the greater good’, can be a breeding ground for competition. So, understanding the work environment is fundamentally important for career success.
In addition to boosting your team’s morale and motivation, public recognition reinforces that you are paying attention to—and are in full support of—their endeavours. Even minor expressions of gratitude can have a meaningful impact on those who receive them.
"Busting the following myths-MYTH 1: An employer brand should help my organisation attract talentMYTH 2: The more applications, the betterMYTH 3: Candidates trust what our company has to sayMYTH 4: If we build an employer brand, our teams will use itMYTH 5: Employer brand and consumer brand are two different things"
Creating a loving organisation is a conscious choice that requires deep introspection and intentional work. Leaders who exhibit strong self-awareness and are comfortable in their own skin are in tune with their emotions and feelings.
Your organisation’s success comes down to who you hire. Just as great coaches do not win many games without great players, great managers are not successful without the right people on their team. Finding, hiring, and developing great performers is the most important part of every manager’s job.
Research has demonstrated that competitive advantage in business, today, erodes faster than in the past. In the coming decades, organisational design will be key if business executives reset management by making the transition from traditional and rigid management to organisational agility.
In today's time of rapid change and a shift in our approach towards collaboration, it makes sense to apply design to the ways we work together, right down to individual meetings and workshops. How effective would your organisation be if every session was aligned to your organisational goals?
Most of the published literature has focused on why meetings fail or succeed, scheduling meetings efficiently, planning for a successful committee meeting, etc. Emphasis is now on how to make the best of a meeting. Sufficient focus is not espoused on the leadership dimension, a key aspect for effectiveness.
Busting the following myths:MYTH 1: Aggressive leaders get resultsMYTH 2: Leaders are supposed to have the answersMYTH 3: Leaders do not have enough timeMYTH 4: Extroverts make better leadersMYTH 5: Leaders do not make hard decisions based on feelingsMYTH 6: Leaders tell it like it isMYTH 7: Leaders make mission firstMYTH 8: Leaders are highly credentialed and educatedMYTH 9: Great leaders are bornMYTH 10: People will take advantage of a humble leader