Is it an impossible dream to have a great job and a rich, fulfilling life without being driven to the point of exhaustion? In this article, ontological leadership coach, wife and mother Lucy Faulconer shares the four key factors to consider if you wish to maintain a high level of performance that keeps you going and allows you to have your cake and eat it too.

Have you driven yourself to the point of exhaustion?

When times get tough, don’t ignore the problem, give in to the temptation to distract yourself, or blame others for what’s gone wrong. In this article, leadership coach John Williams makes the case for a vision, mission and purpose to keep your motivation strong and rally support around you through the inevitable challenges of aiming high.

How to stay motivated when the going gets tough

With talented staff being in demand across all industries in the current market, it has never been more challenging to attract the right team for your business. This article addresses some of the most common reasons a business may have trouble recruiting, and how to turn it around and make your business stand out from the rest.

How to hire effective staff and set them up for success

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

Minimising costs is crucial for any business, but is it everything a company needs to drive it towards growth? Cost reductions need to be strategic to support and launch a business to the next level. In this article, Director at Engenesis Ventures and startup advisor Ariya Chittasy looks at effective strategies to selectively minimise costs and why they are so important to consider.

How important is it to reduce your costs as an entrepreneur?

There are many reasons for startup failure, but up to 42% of failures result from a single cause. In this article, Director at Engenesis Ventures and startup advisor Ariya Chittasy discusses the three most common pitfalls that lead to this one cause of failure and what you can do to avoid making the same mistakes, giving your startup the best possible chance of success.

One reason why up to 42% of startups fail

As a professional contributor, team leader or organisational captain, you need to collaborate with all kinds of teams. However, do you sometimes find yourself shying away from asking for support? Perhaps that’s because you want to get the job done according to your own standards. And when you do seek support, do you feel compelled to control the outcome? In this article, leadership, effectiveness and results coach Markus O. Winzer explains why it is counterproductive to do it all and shares so...

Do it right, do it yourself! How to let go of control in your team or business

One of the key areas that technology professionals must hone as they climb the leadership ladder is their strategic mindset and awareness. The ability to see the big picture, identify trends and patterns, and consider a range of perspectives is critical to effective decision-making and strategic leadership. In this article, Technology Leadership Coach Caroline New explores the key elements of strategic thinking and offers invaluable strategies for developing these capabilities.

How to develop your strategic thinking as a technology leader

Many entrepreneurs unknowingly ignore the most critical factors to success, which can lead to the failure of their venture. In this article, Director of Engenesis Ventures, Ariya Chittasy explains the four crucial layers of venture building used by highly effective entrepreneurial teams and how to adapt these concepts to work for your business.

The Four Layers of Venture Building: Are you taking them all into account as a startup?

Many businesses reach a point where higher levels of support need to be brought in to help manage their small team and take the business to the next level. But what do you do if the manager or management team you have hired fails to achieve your objectives for hiring them? In this article, business consultant Anthea Stevanovic suggests how to set your new manager or management team up for success by establishing a framework to support and guide their actions.

Are you empowering your management team?

A recent global survey of 3,200 workers in more than 40 countries highlighted that strong cultures drive better business outcomes. Given that strong cultures are driven from the top, do you really understand the impact you have on your people and culture as a leader? For instance, did you know that workplace culture must be healthy for staff to receive praise as genuine and for employee-leader relationships to be strengthened? Delivering inauthentic praise can actually do more harm than good. In...

When praising your team isn't heard the way you'd hoped

In business, people are often collectively referred to as ‘human resources’. However, what happens when leaders take this term literally and actually treat their people as resources rather than the unique human beings they are? When people feel seen, heard and valued, we get to know the person behind the role, and this has the potential to lift their performance and develop them into leaders. In this article, ontological and transformational leadership coach Jeanette Mundy addresses the impo...

Ignite the value of your people. Why connections are crucial to business success

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