The Top Five Themes and Insights of HR
There are a variety of issues, themes and insights that you will have to deal with as a HR professional. In 2012, Full Circle Feedback conducted a survey in which we examined the current priorities and...
View ArticleTeaching and retaining new skills
Learning and retaining new skills is critical to your personal and professional development as an employee within an organisation. Even though learning and retaining new skills is a skill in itself, as...
View Article8 Ways to be an Optimistic Leader
Optimism is one of the most underrated tools of success for leaders. Not only does a leader’s positivity create a better working environment, but an optimistic leader has been found to be seen as a...
View Article4 ways to make excellent decisions
Decisions are effectively a way of predicting the future, so it can be understood why people have trouble making or committing to one. Although one may do their research or ask opinions to help them...
View Article4 ways to make your message an unforgettable one
As a leader, your communication skills are one of the most important tools you have for creating a productive workplace. But are your messages memorable, or are they being forgotten? Communicating...
View ArticleKeys to Managing Change in the workplace
It is hard to deny that one of the greatest challenges facing organisations today is change – but it is also one of the greatest opportunity areas to create better value for your clients and remain...
View ArticleBecome an assertive leader
As a leader, part of your role is to inspire confidence in and commitment from the members of your team. To be able to do this effectively, you need to be able to express your thoughts, opinions, and...
View ArticleZenger & Folkman’s Leadership Tent
In their book “The Extraordinary Leader”, Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman look at research on leadership skills. They demonstrate that not only can leadership be developed, but that essential leadership...
View ArticleZenger & Folkman’s Leadership Tent – Interpersonal Skills
The fourth tent pole of the Leadership tent puts into one cluster the interpersonal or ‘people skills’ of the leader. Interpersonal skills include: communicating powerfully and prolifically, inspiring...
View ArticleZenger & Folkman’s Leadership Tent – Leading Change
Over our last five blog posts, we have been exploring the concept of the Leadership tent, as introduced by Jack Zenger and Joe Folkman in their book “The Extraordinary Leader”. The tent represents the...
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