In order to grow and develop in their roles and increase their value to the organisation, people need to receive feedback. However, all too often, leaders struggle to do this well and avoid feedback conversations, missing opportunities to provide valuable input to team members or colleagues. In this article, Technology Leadership Coach, Caroline New, explores an alternative way to look at feedback conversations, highlighting the opportunity they afford for growth and development.

Do you dread giving or receiving feedback?

On any given day, multiple startup founders are endeavouring to raise funds from a venture capital firm or angel investor. However, less than 1% succeed! This article explores some common misconceptions about investors and basic principles to better understand the process as a startup, investor, or observer. It also presents effective ways to attract support and partnership in the startup arena, provided a number of key issues are addressed first.

Raising funds for your startup? Start here.

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

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

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.

Do you lead a team and struggle with talent retention? How do you react when a team member decides to leave? Do you generally see it coming? Or does it come as a shock? In this article, leadership coach Lucy Faulconer shares the key areas to look into when a team member resigns unexpectedly. She also offers a simple yet effective strategy to reduce staff turnover and build a mutually beneficial partnership culture within the organisation.

How to powerfully deal with employee turnover and improve retention

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

While skill shortages are nothing new for the ICT sector, the Great Resignation has hit this industry hard, exacerbating an already challenging situation with increased instability and substantial salary hikes. Companies seeking to lure new staff are having to dig deeper financially and enhance their packages with a range of benefits and enticing work practices. While these can definitely help attract and retain the talent you need, Technology Leadership Coach Caroline New believes it’s also i...

Surviving and thriving through the Great Resignation

A lack of understanding of how to run an effective team can cause a host of dysfunctional behaviours in a team environment, undermining productivity and damaging workplace culture. So what can space travel teach us about team performance? Jacqueline Hofste is an ontological leadership coach with a background in physics. Her inquisitiveness led her to explore why astronauts epitomise outstanding team performance when conducting space missions and what this can teach team leaders and managers in a...

What Space Travel teaches us  about Team Performance

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

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?

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