Burnout isn’t good for anyone, least of all a leader

For any leader it’s important not to fall into the trap of being on 24 x 7. Boundaries are important. Remember, there was once a time when you couldn’t be on a conference call while sitting in traffic, and when your clients didn’t have your home phone number, or when emails were on your computer at work, not incessantly buzzing during family dinner. Check out our hellomonday post to appreciate the differences between work-life balance, work-life separation, and work-life integration.

10 tips for building your executive brand

Cultivating your professional brand as an executive takes time, energy and patience. These ten tips will get you on the right path to building a successful reputation.

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.

Perfecting the art of transparent communication and collaboration

You will never be accused of over communicating. Rest assured, nobody will resign from your organisation because they felt you told them too much! The danger in only telling half the story though, is that employees will fill in the gaps and create their own scenario in their head. That’s a downward spiral in the making and will often result in the wrong people exiting the business. Check out our hellomonday post on perfecting the art of transparent communication and collaboration.

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.

Set SMART Goals

Setting SMART goals is an effective way to stay focused and achieve your desired outcomes.