Today, it’s no longer enough to be an expert in just technology or business because the two are profoundly intertwined. This article explains why hiring a ‘do-it-all’ developer to work directly with your business-minded team members misses a critical ingredient and can cost your business tens of thousands to millions of dollars.

Building your technology team? Avoid this key mistake

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

If you do not document and systemise, it will cost you time and money, get in the way of building a saleable asset, and chain you to the day-to-day running of your business because you will be the sole repository of all procedural knowledge. In this article, business consultant Anthea Stevanovic explores why all businesses – small, medium and large – need effective documentation and systemisation strategies in place.

Why all businesses need effective documentation and systemisation strategies in place.

Creating a productive and effective team that thrives is a goal that is high on most business owners’ priority lists. But more often than not, it isn’t something they can tick off as accomplished. Why? Because most business owners don’t know how to create their dream team. What’s the magic formula? In this article, business consultant Anthea Stevanovic explores the key ingredients of a thriving team and reveals how to create the most productive and effective team possible for your busine...

How to create and build your dream team

If you’ve ever led a team or organisation, you would know that building a strong workplace culture that sustains itself over the long term isn’t an easy task. With over 44 years of experience in the community services sector, EveryMan Australia co-founder and CEO Greg Aldridge has had more experience with team cultures than most. In this article, Greg looks at six of the most common – and ineffective – approaches to building a team culture, and shares the method he uses to transform and ...

How to build a thriving team culture – lessons from the community services sector

Increased demand for coaching services on a global scale has seen a dramatic rise in people starting their own coaching practice. However, like any new small business, the failure rate is also high. In this article, ontological leadership coach Lucy Faulconer, who has built a thriving coaching business, debunks three of the most prominent myths within the coaching industry. She offers an effective alternative for each myth so you can avoid the common pitfalls many others fall into.

3 Myths About Building a Thriving Coaching Business

If not healthily addressed, team conflict can lead to productivity coming to a grinding halt, like a gridlock. In this article, ontological leadership coach Jacqueline Hofste recounts how she overcame team conflict using the Perspective Quadrant. In utilising this tool developed by Ashkan Tashvir, Jacqueline turned around a deeply troubled project and transformed it into one of the most successful of her career.

Where to go from a Gridlock Position - from conflict to trust

Wellbeing in the workplace, or lack thereof, can cause enormous economic loss if not addressed and dealt with effectively. Building wellbeing in the workplace requires leaders to be people-centred, communicate effectively, demonstrate strength of character and promote social support and diversity. But how do they achieve this? In this article, human performance strategist Dr Craig Duncan explores the impact that being self-aware and managing ego and impulsive behaviour can have on improving the ...

The impact of leadership on employee wellbeing in the workplace

Although there is some mystery and intrigue around the topic of intuition, there is evidence that suggests it can be helpful to make decisions when relevant information is unknown. In this article, Jacqueline Hofste, an ontological leadership coach with a background in science, reveals how tapping into the intuitive mind can be used when making complex and high-risk decisions. She also gives valuable insights into what science and other successful leaders can teach us about this process.

The Power of Intuitive Leadership

Do you have trouble finding the most effective staff to meet your business’s needs? Have you taken responsibility for how your business presents itself to potential skilled applicants? In this article, business consultant Anthea Stevanovic shares nine observations that are key to building a business for which people want to work and will support you in attracting a high-performing team.

Stuck finding staff? Create a business people want to work for.

Workplace distractions form one of the top complaints of employees. They say distractions stifle their progress toward task completion, leaving them dissatisfied with their level of productivity. In this article, Jacqueline Hofste, an ontological leadership coach with a background in science, explains how we can manage distractions to become more productive in achieving our goals at work and in life.

What are distractions costing you?

Have you ever employed someone who came with good references, sometimes from people you thought you could trust, only to discover that their behaviour in your workplace contradicted what you were told about them? In this article, leadership coach, CEO, and psychologist Greg Aldridge looks at the benefit of being committed to personal growth and how this can be used as a pathway to support staff members to grow through their ‘worst behaviours’ and build healthy, positive relationships.

Dealing with ‘toxicity’ part 2: ‘transforming’ people at the beginning of their careers

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