Leadership Archives

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Motivating those who don’t want to be motivated

by Michelle | March 9, 2024 |

How do you motivate staff who don’t want to be motivated? In this article, I’m not focusing on staff members who are going through the motions, i.e. ‘quiet quitting’ because they’re jaded or unhappy with their …

To be diverse, or to not be diverse?

by Michelle | December 10, 2023 |

Leadership

The subject of diversity can be a provocative one. For the purposes of this article. I’m using the word diversity to describe any perceived minority in the workplace, i.e. gender, race, socioeconomic, age, disability…and any …

‘My manager has no people skills!’

by Michelle | December 8, 2023 |

Leadership

How many times have you heard that? Or even say that yourself? It’s a common complaint that you might hope would be lessening, given that traditional ‘rule with a stick’ management approaches have all but …

Why do humans fear change?

by Michelle | October 30, 2023 |

Change Management, Leadership

Change is an inevitable part of life, and yet, humans have an innate fear of it. This fear of change and the unknown is deeply ingrained in our psychology, and it has the power to …

Leadership Diversity

by Michelle | January 23, 2023 |

Leadership

Listen to the rants of some right-wing individuals and you may hear the word ‘woke’ crop up. Is our society too ‘woke’? What does that even mean? Society continually evolves. And, as a result, some things that …

Cost of Living Crisis

by Michelle | December 19, 2022 |

Leadership, Wellbeing & Resilience

Just when you think you’ve got over a global pandemic, another crisis comes in its wake, i.e. the current cost-of-living challenges practically every single one of us is facing. In a recent survey of over 1,000 …

Act Quickly Act Decisively

by Michelle | October 30, 2022 |

Effective Teamwork, Leadership

Successful, effective and cohesive teams don’t appear by luck—they’re formed through great leadership and a healthy, happy workplace culture. In life, most of us get to choose our partners, with whom we opt to share our …

Quiet Quitters : Taking Back Control

by Michelle | August 22, 2022 |

Leadership

In a previous blog, I wrote about changes to the nation’s workplaces, and the priorities today’s employees might consider that wouldn’t have necessarily been seen as an issue for previous generations. On a similar note, I …

Employee Expectations Are Changing

by Michelle | July 27, 2022 |

Leadership

Can I bring my emotional support animal to work? Employee Expectations are changing, do you know what is important and what the deal breakers are for your employees and prospective employees when it comes to their …

Boris Johnson showing his Ray O'Sunshine

What Does Boris Johnson and Richard Branson Have in Common?

by Michelle | July 11, 2022 |

Leadership

Both have a strong Ray O'Sunshine behavioural preference I have been absolutely fascinated reading, watching and listening to various media reports over the past few days, as the Boris resignation story unfolded. It’s not so much …