No one ever said that managing a team would be easy, but what happens when you are responsible for various teams throughout every level of your organisation? It can be a real nightmare trying to achieve higher team performance if you don’t have management strategies in place. Although each department may have different goals, […]
If you’re a leader in your workplace, chances are you’ve had difficulty getting your team to collaborate well at least a few times in your career, whether with each other or with outsiders from different companies or departments. Teamwork is a vital part of the modern workplace, so if your team isn’t as cooperative […]
As they say, “communication is key.” And effective communication is especially essential to a fully functioning workplace. As a leader, you rely on communication in almost every aspect of your role, whether you’re communicating in board meetings, vision casting sessions, emails, performance overviews, and more. In the absence of healthy communication practices, workplaces can often […]
Chances are you’ve probably taken a diagnostic at some point in your life—maybe without even realizing it. If you’ve ever taken an online quiz to learn your personality type, for instance, you were in effect ‘diagnosing’ your character to learn more about your traits and why you are the way you are. Diagnostics are often […]
Last time, we began a new series about personality in the workplace. Usually, when someone talks about personality, you’ll hear two words in particular: introversion and extraversion. Simply put, introverts are people who are energized by spending time alone, while extraverts are people who are energized by spending time with others. Introverts and extraverts operate […]
I remember my first day as a manager. I knew all the things I needed to do to be a good and effective first-time manager, but when it came to actually doing them, that’s when I realized that there is a big difference between knowing how to do something in theory…and actually doing it […]
You might be overwhelmingly excited to sell your business. You might have imagined since the inception of your business that you would be able to accept a great offer and move on to pursue even bigger and better things. Morever, you should try to search for tips on how to sell your business for maximum […]
In the present age, the workplace culture is fast changing as more and more millennials are becoming a part of it. It is expected that within the next five years, half of the employee population will comprise of millennials. It is important to know that they are culturally as well as educationally different than the […]
Most people imagine a natural hierarchy of knowledge in the workplace. It seems to be that the people with the most expertise manage those who are still learning. In the real world, however, it doesn’t always happen that way. If you’ve found yourself in charge of someone who seems to be a jack […]
Workplace diversity means employing team members who are different from one another. That difference could be found in gender, race, religion, culture, sexuality, age, education, background and countless more. Diversity has many benefits for a business. People with different life experiences come to the table with different perspectives. This means many different solutions can be […]