Leadership can mean different things to different people, and leadership skills can be challenging to define. The best leaders typically have a variety of quality traits, some of which you’d expect and others that may surprise you. They are inspiring and...
Gratitude is a powerful leadership skill. If you can cultivate a thankful culture in your organisation, you’re creating an environment filled with happy, motivated teams who work harder and faster. That’s because everyone likes to feel valued and appreciated....
As a leader, do you spend your time just thinking? Or doing? If you are just spending your time thinking, you are a dreamer. The dreams may be fabulous but if you don’t come down from the clouds and start taking action, nothing’s going to be achieved. On the...
Everyone has a resilience muscle. Resilience is the ability to survive adversities. It can be the death of a loved one, a life-changing accident, being bullied, abused or recovering from a serious illness or mental disease. Remember the phrase “When life...
How well do you really know yourself? Do you know what makes you happy? What gets you angry? What drives you? If you have self-awareness, you know yourself intimately. Self-awareness is one of the most important traits for leaders to develop. With self-awareness...
Leadership and communication goes hand in hand. Great leaders are great communicators. A great leader can connect, inspire and influence. A leader who can communicate effectively brings people together. In his or her presence, people are comfortable speaking, sharing...