In his book, The 5 Levels of Leadership, John C. Maxwell unfolds leadership as a step-by-step process with discernable and definable stages. He noted from the beginning that this concept of leadership was developed about 5 years ago. To him leadership is influence, if people can increase their influence on others, they can lead more effectively. …
Does your business have a strategy that’s translatable and able to pivot when required, to accommodate unforeseen adversities like an economic downturn? Several years ago, Larry Myler reported in Forbes that less than 10% of organisations successfully execute strategy, and that only around 14% of employees fully understand company strategy. If we add to this …
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We all love new things, that’s a fact of human nature. As a business owner, reading this blog, you’ve probably been blessed with an entrepreneurial streak, giving you creativity, vision and passion. But as entrepreneurs, it also means we’re prone to become attracted to the new, the ‘cutting edge’ and yes, occasionally it means we’re …
Is ‘Shiny Object Syndrome’ Hurting the Growth of Your Business? Read More »
Recent ABS statistics confirm that over 75% of the factors that lead to businesses failure in Australia each year, all relate to poor strategy execution at a leadership level. Leading people in a way that inspires them to act, is more important now than ever before. “The ability to motivate people is, in itself, not …
Your definitive guide to getting the most out of Baby Boomers, Gen X, Y & WE This is the first our three-part blog, collectively setting you up to get the most out every generation in your team. First, the basics… While it is nearly impossible to emphatically define one generation from another, the most important …
Proven Tactics to Improve your ROI from Every Generation Read More »
Successful organisations constantly study expenditures, ROI and value for money in all decisions they make. However, the interpretation of “return on effort” without putting a financial component to the activity is where leaders often fail to recognise their mistakes, especially when it comes to recruitment. According to research from recruitment specialist Robert Half, 10% of employee …
Recruitment is “easy”… so why do we keep getting it wrong? Read More »
Rewarding people for being good at their jobs, makes them better at that job!… RIGHT? Here is why “Social Science” says: “NO” An analogy often used to describe motivation is the carrot and the stick, with the cake being the reward and the stick the punishment driven methodology. But this reward v.s. punishment system I believe …
