SP Brewery, PNG’s largest brewer and a member of the Heineken group continues to invest in the leadership development of their people. The First Line Manager (FLM) program was developed in Holland and RdL has been approved to facilitate this program on behalf of Heineken. The change in behaviours in some of the leaders as a result of their participation is remarkable and only goes to confirm that investing in the development of your leaders is a wise decision.

Many of us have participated in team building activities in our workplace, and yes, they can be great fun – but do they add any value? The reality is that there is much more to team building activities than just fun. Team building recreates our natural responses and behaviours in an accelerated, yet fun environment. Whilst we break down the silos and join in we put job titles behind us and our natural tendencies begin to shine. Many of us may be shocked at the behaviours

Hargy continues to invest strongly in the development of their leaders as they continue on their journey with RdL and the Emerging Leader Program. They are currently completing week 3 of their program and took some time out to participate in a team building activity where they all flew high. Team activities are an important learning tool to assist the team understand the pressures and behaviours of work in an accelerated learning experience. The team will complete their 12

Read below to see the top 6 tips to improve your meetings and make them count. Purpose – make sure there is a purpose for having the meeting and start on time Agenda – ensure people are aware and well prepared for the meeting by sharing the agenda in advance. Open discussion – allow others to share their ideas and share the chair role sharing ownership. Closure – push to ensure each agenda item has closure Summarise – the key points and ensure the majority of parties agree to

Organisations continue to invest heavily in the development of their workforce but have they got it right, enabling growth and opportunity leading to profit growth. In order to maximise opportunities, companies need to invest in the soft skills of leadership – the most critical being that of creating the right work environment for their people. Where employees feel a sense of safety and security created by their leader, there is an increased level of trust, co-operation and

For tens of years organisations have focused their attention on seeking the best way to reward and pay bonuses to their people to increase productivity, improve workplace relations and ultimately improve the bottom line of the company. Throughout this time there has been varying levels of success and it is interesting to see the results of recent studies that may be telling us we are doing it all wrong. The link below shares a video of Daniel Pink, a career analyst, and his