It’s easy to think back to what we could have done differently when things go awry or when we shift blame outside our own actions. But blame and shame do nothing to improve or correct future situations. In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Dr. Ehssan Sakhaee, offers an effective solution to address failure and feelings of shame and blame and become empowered to make changes that facilitate future success.

Overcoming self-criticism to become more effective with your team

As a project manager or team leader, if you have ever had an unmotivated, disengaged member on your team, you would know how damaging it can be for the rest of the team and the project on which you are working. How do you help them course-correct? In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Ehssan Sakhaee, shares the critical factors that support you to seek out the root cause of the disengagement and find sustainable, long term solutions.

How to deal with disengaged team members

Derailment of a project can lead to unexpected costs and losses, even more so when it appears to come out of nowhere. In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Dr. Ehssan Sakhaee, looks at how project managers can encourage healthy relationships within their team, facilitate honest communication without fear and address any issues before they become major problems.

Inauthenticity and project failure

Many assume higher purpose centres around pursuing the path of altruism and benevolence. But there is more to it than that. Higher purpose as a way of being is about being visionary and seeing the bigger picture beyond oneself, making it intrinsically connected to effectiveness and, therefore, project and organisational success in any industry, STEM sectors being no exception. In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Ehssan Sakhaee, explains why.

How higher purpose contributes to project success

Technical professionals require more than just technical knowledge and skill to be effective. There are many necessary human factors that the traditional education system fails to teach. In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Ehssan Sakhaee, shows how accepting and becoming aware of these factors can lead to healthier relationships with Moods like fear and anxiety to more effectively handle challenging situations.

How technology professionals can stay calm and effective in challenging situations

Have you ever provided what you thought were clear instructions to a team member only to discover that the project outcome is far removed from your original intention? How do you respond in that situation? Do you point fingers and play the victim? Or do you choose the pathway of responsibility and forgiveness? In this article, leadership facilitator and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Dr Ehssan Sakhaee, shares effective ways of handling project breakdowns when someone else makes a...

How to deal with breakdowns in your project when someone else makes an error

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Dr. Ehssan Sakhaee is a leadership facilitator, lecturer, author, speaker and engineer. He has taught, mentored and coached thousands of engineers and project managers over the past decade to cultivate higher levels of wellbeing, leadership and effectiveness. He holds a PhD in Engineering and was a lecturer at University of Sydney and UCLA Extension in the field of personal development and leadership for project managers and engineers.

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