Influencing Ability

As a new team leader, it can be difficult to get your team to trust you. You have no history, and people do not know if they can rely on you and what you say. However, if you set out the relationship the right way, you can create trust slowly. And, if you've…

It is tempting to give positive feedback without preparation, after all, it’s a nice thing to be doing. When you prepare, your positive feedback enables sustainable behaviours. Remember, give positive feedback in public. § Be specific § Be sincere §…

A leader who knows the talents and strengths of every team member has a significant advantage over a leader who does not know. Leveraging that talent to the workplace is most often a simple matter of making the connection between the way a person does a talent,…

Trust is the most fundamental building block of any relationship whether is a business, politics, marriage, family or friendships. In the real world, trust signifies different things to different people but it normally boils down to one point: trust is important…