How virtual work is accelerating innovation
The age of assuming that innovation requires physical proximity is over. Innovators are embracing a new model.
The power of curiosity: For you as a leader and for your team
As a leader, curiosity can be directly attributed to higher levels of engagement and collaboration within a team or the broader organisation. Fostering a culture of inquisitiveness will also invite your team members to be more comfortable asking questions – of themselves, of each other, of you, and of the business in general. Check out our post to appreciate the power of curiosity for you as a leader and for your team.
The science of curiosity
Taking an interest can lead to a longer, better life.
What does it mean to be a data-driven leader?
What sort of data driven decisions are you making today? Are you using data to drive your budgeting decisions? Marketing spend? Customer demographic focus? Hiring strategy? Branding updates? Website messaging? Sales targets? Pricing models? Product iterations? User experience? As long as you have access to the data, you can easily use it to make important decisions right across your business. Check out our hellomonday post to appreciate what it takes to be a data-driven leader.
Why “Systems Thinking” should become your go-to leadership strategy
Organisations can only function when the people, the processes, and the technology are all in sync. When a leader adopts a Systems Thinking approach to business operations, she isn’t just looking at the people (or teams), processes, and product / software in isolation, she’s looking at (thinking about) the broader situation … in other words, the system. Read this article to appreciate why Systems Thinking should become your go-to leadership strategy.
Developing your critical thinking leadership skills
Use critical thinking to understand the impact of your decisions on your organisation and ensure alignment with organisational goals.
The importance of defining and maintaining a solid company culture
Whether you like it or not, your company has a culture. Culture takes place wherever more than one person is present in a business. As your business grows, the culture is set by the way the entire group does things rather than the way an individual does things. When did you last stop to think about the importance of your company culture? This learning covers the importance of defining and maintaining a solid company culture.
The 6 hats of critical thinking and how to use them
The critical thinking process can be complex and may be confusing. One of the proven successful methods to organize both group and individual thinking is the six thinking hats, also known as De Bono’s six thinking hats. The method has been first introduced in 1985 by Edward De Bono in a book with the same name.
Why it’s important to create a values-based workplace culture
What are your company values? Perhaps as an organisation you place an emphasis on honesty, trust, respect, independence, customer orientation, and accountability? Regardless of the values you identify as being unique for your business, you need to be able to clearly articulate what the values really mean in practice.
Systems thinking
What is systems thinking and how to practically apply it in your role?