Communication is the lifeblood of a workplace. It is the mechanism to transfer information from senior management to employees (downward communication), employees to senior management (upward communication) and communication among colleagues (horizontal communication). Communication of...
Cricket is more than just a game. It is more than batting records, run rates and ‘no balls’. Cricket teaches us about life at work, meetings and communication skills. I don’t know much about cricket...
The attributes required to get the job you want, does not stop at skill or ability. While you are at the interview, you are being “checked out” too! And after you get the job and...
We spend most of our time at the workplace, so it becomes important that we not only enjoy ourselves, but also succeed by achieving our career goals. As we start a new year full of...
Change is vital and has become a way of organizational life. Organizations and their leaders must embrace change and lead their employees on this change journey to be successful. For this to happen, it is...
Change is a critical task, given today’s business turbulence and constantly changing business environment. Organizational change and managing this change are important tasks on the business agenda. Businesses need to expect, prepare and accept change...
Leaders know exactly what they want and go after it. If you motivate, communicate, influence and are doing the right thing, you will get yourself some great followers. A follower to a leader is like...
Workplace conflict between teams, or individuals are sometimes unavoidable and it now becomes a leader’s responsibility to recognize the reasons for this conflict which could range from personality clashes to resistance to change introduced by...
Leaders can resolve workplace conflict by understanding the different personalities they work with. Understanding whether leaders work with a turtle, shark, fox, owl or teddy bear can lead to effective performance and higher employee engagement.A...
What type of leader are you or do you aspire to be? What’s your style? Choose from the below:- I like to reward my subordinate for the effort made by him/her. Mine is an effort/reward...
Close your eyes for a minute and go back to when you were three years old. When mom or dad said “good job baby” for being able to identify pictures in your favorite book, you...
Last week, we spoke about leadership as a process of influencing and understanding followers to work together to achieve objectives. This week we ask the question “How do I practice leadership to support my team...
