Becoming a Better Leader | Stepshift - Part 7

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Inspiring People Performance in a Tough Market

Posted in: Developing Leadership Influence, Leading During Change or Transition | Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Examines the leadership approach that will most positively impact staff performance and business results in a challenging market.

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Listening Skills: Choosing Curiosity Over Being Right

Posted in: Building Emotional Intelligence EQ, Coaching Your People | Monday, July 19th, 2010

Good listening skills are a key ingredient of effective management and leadership. Where staff feel they have been listened to and that they have contributed to a solution their commitment to act is stronger. A leader who has listened well will have much better information to make a more effective decision.

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The Surprising Truth About Motivation

Posted in: Developing Leadership Influence, Recapture Your Motivation and Drive | Friday, July 16th, 2010

Most of us believe the best way of motivating ourselves and others is by external rewards like money – the carrot and stick approach. However, Daniel Pink’s recent book ‘Drive’ reveals that the secret to high performance and motivation is based on other factors.

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Change Management and Business Turnaround

Posted in: Leading During Change or Transition, Leadership Consulting | Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Explores the essential elements of leadership that are most critical when driving change management or business turnaround.

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Underperformance – The Leadership Challenge

Posted in: Leading During Change or Transition | Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Examines how to address organisational performance issues and the leadership challenges created by team underperformance.

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Leadership Team Role in Organisational Change is Critical

Posted in: Leading During Change or Transition | Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Advice on managing organisational change and what factors are crucial to successfully drive change at the leadership team level.

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Staff Engagement for Performance Improvement

Posted in: Building Emotional Intelligence EQ, Developing Leadership Influence | Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Expert advice on improving staff performance and organisational results by engaging staff and bridging the discretionary effort gap.

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Team Emotional Intelligence – What is it and Why is it Important?

Posted in: Building Emotional Intelligence EQ, Developing Team Performance with Senior Leadership Teams, Team Development | Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Explores why team emotional intelligence is important for developing an effective team and outlines the essential conditions required.

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Stress Management For Leaders – The Cause & The Solution

Posted in: Trusted Sounding Board, Recapture Your Motivation and Drive | Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Professional advice on effective stress management for leaders, from Lynn Humphrey, leadership coaching expert at Stepshift.

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EQ – Fuelling Leadership

Posted in: Want to take your leadership to the next level?, Building Emotional Intelligence EQ | Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

When leaders are effectively managing their EQ (emotional intelligence), the benefits to them, their people and their organisation can be enormous. When they are not, the costs are often significant.

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