High Performing Teams 101: Getting the Basics Right

High Performing Teams 101: Getting the Basics Right A team is a group of people with defined skills committed to achieving set goals. In any context, the compatibility of its team members is the differentiating factor between an average or low performing team and a high performing team. It is the high performing team that […]

Empathy, Leadership, and the Communication that binds them

Empathy, Leadership, and the communication that binds them Intelligence is a trait valued dearly in our professional lives. The ability to quickly grasp and implement new skills comes in handy, whatever your profession might be. A sharp mind can help you gain ground. You can always rely on your wit and quick thinking to get […]

Culture, Results and Everything in Between

Culture, Results and Everything in Between A few years back, Deloitte’s conducted research that uncovered a strong relationship between companies with strong cultures and workers with higher job satisfaction. 94% of executives and 88% of the employees claimed to be firm believers of the fact that a distinct corporate culture is vital for success. Another […]

A Quick Guide to Critical Thinking

A Quick Guide to Critical Thinking The human mind is a wonderful thing. Millions of neurons come together to form cohesive thoughts, which are then reflected in one’s actions. These thoughts are meant to be fluid: circumstance and facts should be able to sway us in the right directions. Alas, that is seldom the case. […]

Want High Performing Teams? Get Them Giving Their Point of View

Want High Performing Teams? Get Them Giving Their Point of View We all know that high performing teams achieve great results that are just not possible with a middle or low performing teams. We have seen some major public disasters such as the Challenger Space Shuttle as a result of lack of communication and ‘groupthink’ […]

How to Avoid Death by Q&A

How to Avoid Death by Q&A You prepared well for your presentation. You spent hours structuring content and getting your slides designed. You practiced on your own, and with a critic. On the day, your delivery was spot on. Your audience smiled, nodded, made affirmative noises, and even clapped at the end of the presentation! […]

Stylish presenters get more ‘YES’?

Stylish presenters get more ‘YES’? Think of a time when you saw someone making a presentation and made you feel, “Wow, I wish I could present like that!” It can be a colleague, a vendor, a client, or maybe even the future president of the United States! What do any of them have in common? […]

WOW Slides Visualisation

WOW Slides Visualisation With big environmental changes coming in the next 10 years, influencing people in organisations to adapt to change will become one of the most in-demand skills for future leaders. When you think about the word ‘influence’, it’s a broad verb. Influence can be done through asserting authority, ‘politicking’, presenting etc. There are […]

Structure Your Pitch to get a YES

Structure Your Pitch to get a YES So, you want to become a better presenter. What is a ‘better presenter’? To different people, it can mean different things. It can be about having a solid logical structure, or visualizing slides to wow your audience… or maybe you want to appear more confident when you present, […]

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The Dos and Don’ts of Body Language: How to Use Non-Verbal Cues to Enhance Your Message

Communication is a vital aspect of our daily lives, and it goes beyond the words we use. Our body language can also convey important messages to others, affecting how we are perceived and received in a conversation. Being aware of our non-verbal cues and how we use them can help us to communicate more effectively […]

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