You don’t necessarily need to be born a leader, but If you want to be one, you will have to work hard to become the kind of leader you want to be. But where to start? Here are the top ten leadership skills every leader must possess in 2023. Problem-Solving By far one of the… Continue reading Top 10 Leadership Skills Required in 2023
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It’s Never Too Late to Change Careers
Millions of people have left their jobs this year. According to McKinsey’s Great Attrition report, this isn’t just a passing trend, or a pandemic-related change to the labour market. There’s been a fundamental shift in workers’ mentality, and their willingness to prioritise other things in their life beyond whatever job they hold. People want success… Continue reading It’s Never Too Late to Change Careers
The Most Successful Leaders Do 15 Things Automatically, Every Day
Leadership is learned behaviour that becomes unconscious and automatic over time. For example, leaders can make several important decisions about an issue in the time it takes others to understand the question. Indeed, many people wonder how leaders know how to make the best decisions, often under immense pressure. The process of making these decisions comes… Continue reading The Most Successful Leaders Do 15 Things Automatically, Every Day
How AI Can Support Executive Search
Technology is transforming the way business is now conducted and Artificial Intelligence, in particular, seems to be the focus in many business sectors. “AI is allowing a machine to replicate cognitive abilities found in human beings to make tasks easier, effective, and efficient,” (Taplow) It has transformed the manufacturing, medical, retail and multiple other sectors, but what… Continue reading How AI Can Support Executive Search
Ask This Question at Your Next Meeting
When was the last time you left a work meeting feeling inspired, motivated, or energised? If you’re like most people, the answer is seldom. Team meetings, in particular, suffer a dreadful reputation. They’re considered unproductive, unnecessary, exhausting, disorganised, and stressful. Worse, they eat up valuable time, prevent us from moving the needle on important projects, and leave us… Continue reading Ask This Question at Your Next Meeting
Designing Jobs Right
Why Do People Redefine Their Jobs? Virtually everyone is motivated to succeed, but people don’t experience a sense of success when a job is too easy. Alternatively, they won’t succeed at all if the job is far beyond their capabilities. If they can do the job but find it unchallenging, they’ll redefine its scope so… Continue reading Designing Jobs Right
4 Leadership Trends For The Future Of Work As We Leap Into 2023
2023 is here and labour industry experts are looking ahead at how the workplace landscape will continue to evolve now that the needs and wants of employers and employees have shifted over the past three years. Some experts predict things will be worse in 2023 than the 2008-2009 recession . . . by a long… Continue reading 4 Leadership Trends For The Future Of Work As We Leap Into 2023
The Surprising Power of Peer Coaching
Given a choice between working one-on-one with an executive coach or working with a group of peers in a facilitated coaching process, most executives would choose the former. Surely, the thinking goes, it’s better to have an experienced coach’s focused attention instead of relying on dialogue with your peers to support your development. The coach… Continue reading The Surprising Power of Peer Coaching
Five hiring trends for employers to consider in 2023
The balance of power between employers and job seekers often ebbs and flows. Yet in 2022, job seekers certainly had the upper hand. The shortage of candidates has persisted throughout the year, often leaving employers across industries scrambling to fill vacancies. A significant driver of this shortage is the number of people absent from the… Continue reading Five hiring trends for employers to consider in 2023
Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition
The Great Resignation and a highly competitive labour market have made attracting and retaining talent a major challenge for employers. To meet it, many are following a basic strategy: Ask people what they want and try to give it to them. Temptingly simple as this response is, it can be a trap. It tends to focus discussions on… Continue reading Rethink Your Employee Value Proposition