Remote working has transformed from an emerging trend to a necessity across the globe. Instead of working with your team face to face, you’re suddenly managing a remote team (and this will become a stronger trend) and trying to find the right strategies to stay productive. Here are some tips to manage remote teams: Communicate daily Choose a time in the morning to catchup and have a productive conversation with your team. The purpose is to set an agenda for the day, address

Corona Virus or sudden change will not stop us, but it will force us to do things differently in an accelerated response time. Macquarie Business School, along with We Are Unity, conducted a quantitative and qualitative study with Senior Executives in the ASX200, from a cross-section of major industries. The attached report shows how the crisis has been a catalyst for major transformation in the way we work. The research uncovered that COVID-19 has forced successful organi

Looking after our own and the mental health of our people is a critical factor a leader must learn to deal with during times of sudden change. Covid19 was a very sudden change as it impacted the globe in less than a 4 week period, causing shut down, illness and death in an unseen way in the modern world. Below is a video extract from a BBC show featuring Dr Susan Whitbourne Professor of Brain Sciences, and Dr Benjamin Miller, Researcher, Wellbeing Trust on how our brains a

Whether you work in Hospitality, Mental Health, Retail, or the Airlines. Saying no to someone builds an internal flame of anger and frustration and it does not have to be. In our leadership development program, we share a simple example of how this works. I ask the strongest looking person to come to the front of the room with me. I simply ask them to put their hands up in front of them – nothing else. I put my hands against their hands and start pushing and without me askin

Is the impact of Covid19 really something that we have not experienced before in business? The reality is that Covid19 is just ‘Sudden Change’, something that nearly all business has, and will continue to experience as we move ahead. It is no different in concept to a competitor entering the market, the introduction of the internet, Online competition, Global service providers, or the launch and end of the LNG build in Papua New Guinea. We have all dealt with sudden change

RdL Speaks with Ray d'Silva about his Leadership Insights. Click the link to listen to Ray's story. Read Ray's responses below. 1. As I reflect on what led to my success as a senior manager or leader, I would have to say it was by sheer accident. It probably started a long time ago in school as a boy scout when I was made a troop leader. Then that progressed to House captain and Section leader in the cadet corps. A couple of years after arriving in Australia I was drafted

RdL Speaks with Keith Ayers from Integro Learning about his Leadership Insights. Click the link to listen to Keith's story. Read Keith's biography below. Keith is the CEO of Intégro Learning Company Pty Ltd and author of Engagement is Not Enough: You Need Passionate Employees to Achieve Your Dream (Elevate, July 2008). He is respected around the world as a thought leader on the topics of employee engagement, leadership effectiveness and workplace trust. Having joined

RdL Speaks with Andrew Cooper about his Leadership Insights. Click the link to listen to Andrew's story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuDGv_JKzYE Read Andrew's response and his Biography below. What lead to your success as a senior manager and leader? It all started early in my career with one word “RESPECT” I have a philosophy that underpins my interaction with people and that is “We are all created Equal in Value – but different in function” What this means is that w