Dr. Travis Bradberry is the award-winning coauthor of the No. 1 bestselling book, “Emotional Intelligence 2.0,” and the cofounder of TalentSmart, the world’s leading provider of emotional intelligence tests and training, serving more than 75% of Fortune 500 companies. His bestselling books have been translated into 25 languages and are available in more than 150…
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: 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…
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.…
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…
How would your organisation fare if its leadership development program was evaluated and benchmarked against the systems seen by an experienced practitioner? What would be the strengths of the program currently in place at your organisation? Where would the opportunities for improvement in your program reside? Attempt to score the leadership development program at your…
Karen Schmidt from Let’s Grow! is the frontline leadership expert. She helps organisations grow their frontline leaders so they perform better, which improves team productivity, giving senior leaders peace of mind. To learn about her services visit http://www.letsgrow.com.au. To book her to speak at your next event visit http://www.karenschmidt.com.au. Frontline leaders are vital to the…
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 who run your organisation to develop this…
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