By Dr Jason Fox Confidence, certainty and conviction: these have traditionally been qualities we would associate with a strong leader. And yet, such strong qualities may be the very thing preventing meaningful progress. One of my favourite books of 2013 was Oliver Burkeman’s The Antidote: Happiness for people who can’t stand positive thinking. In this…
Based on a large amount of interest from our regular network session attendees, for the first time we will be holding a facilitated ‘round table’ discussion focussing on the most common issues currently being faced by our members and, more importantly, how they’re being resolved. SESSION SNAPSHOT: One of the main benefits of any network…
By Roger Collins – Professor Emeritus Roger Collins is Chairman of the Octant Leadership Foundation and Vice Chairman of engineering supply company Inenco. As a leading management consultant, Roger assists organisations and teams achieve excellence in leadership, performance, sustainable success, strategy development and implementation. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of NSW and also serves…
By Craig Donaldson – Craig Donaldson is editor of Inside HR magazine, and is responsible for the strategic planning, creation, production and ongoing development of the magazine, its online presence and social media platforms. Craig has been a journalist and editor for 15 years, and written for a range of HR and business publications locally and…
Organisations that continuously outperform the market are purposeful. They know where they are heading, why they are heading there and what they stand for. To sustain this they embed leadership at every level such that there is no dependence on any individual. In this interactive presentation Rob Metcalfe, former Managing Director and now Managing Consultant…
By Jennie Walker Jennie Walker is organisational leadership faculty at University of the Rockies and an executive education professional at Thunderbird School of Global Management. Her research and work focus on methods to develop individuals and teams for success in complex, diverse and increasingly global environments. Jennie has designed and delivered…
By Meghan M. Biro, CONTRIBUTOR I cover talent, branding, HR tech, leadership and digital media. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Make a list of the 5 leaders you most admire. They can be from business, social media, politics, technology, the sciences, any field. Now ask yourself why you admire them.…
by John Ambrose “Ultimately, the goal learning and HR leaders have is to be able to leverage HR and learning analytics to understand what training has been most effective. Using that information, they then can implement the programs that drive better personal and organizational performance. In the current competitive landscape, adaptive, individualized learning will be…
Author: Roei Deutsch is the CEO and cofounder of JOLT, a marketplace for live talks given by professionals to teams who wish to keep up to speed with rapid market changes. He founded and sold his first company at the age of 15 and by the age of 18 served as new-media consultant for a…
By Karen Schmidt – November 2016 Leaders and leadership are not the same thing, even though the two terms are often used interchangeably. In order for your organisation to grow, you need both. So what is leadership, why does it matter and how do you help the people…
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