By: Karen Gately Karen Gately is a leadership and people-management specialist and a founder of Ryan Gately. Karen works with leaders and HR teams to drive business results through the talent and energy of people. She is the author of The People Manager’s Toolkit: A Practical guide to getting the best from people (Wiley) and…
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…
By: Anthony Howard Anthony Howard is an executive mentor and founder of The Confidere Group. He is driven to help people and organisations navigate their way, and supports influential leaders to optimise their personal life, their enterprise, and their contribution to the world. He has written and spoken extensively on human-centred leadership and has recently released…
By Roger Collins – Few terms are more misquoted, misapplied and misunderstood than strategy, writes 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…
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 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.…
Written By: Gia Ganesh. Gia is a career and leadership development coach, speaker and author of the soon-to-be-released book “The Business of You.” She is a member of the prestigious Forbes Coaches Council, an invitation-only group. She works with high achievers and teams on career management, leadership development and emotional intelligence. Thanks to technological advances,…
An interesting TED Talk by Adam Grant, author and a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, on the ‘Giver’ and ‘Taker’ personality types and how they can positively or negatively impact on an organisation’s culture, productivity, and success. FOLLOW FOR FREE – To receive the free ‘Learning Matters’ daily news via email, simply click on the ‘Follow’…
Written by: M.S. RAO, PH.D. “A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Soft leadership is a new relationship-oriented leadership style that effectively blends soft skills with leadership. This style emphasizes transformation of people more than transaction of tasks. It…
By Matthew Francis Award Winning HR Professional; Change Architect; Passionate About Talent & Leadership We’ve all worked with them… people who achieve outstanding results, but leave a trail of destruction behind them in the process! While their ‘results’ (typically financial) might bring short-term gains, these individuals can cause a long-term world of pain culturally (and therefore,…
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