Gender Diversity – For the Managers of Women
in Diversity, Entrepreneur, Executive, Gender diversity, Leadership, Mindset, Strategy, Uncategorised / / 0 commentsRead moreThis is an open letter to the managers of women regarding gender diversity. Women make up roughly half of the population, and yet, according to data from the World Economic Forum, remain woefully underrepresented when it comes to occupying positions of leadership. Women make up less than 22% of the world’s parliament members. Female executives make up less than 5.5%
0Linda MurrayBurnout Avoidance
Read moreBurnout can happen at any stage of your leadership career – and some days it may feel like you are treading water to stay afloat without really achieving anything positive. Your energy levels may be dwindling, and you feel like you are running at full capacity. However, despite your efforts, you don’t feel like you are making a real difference,
Linda MurrayEmpowering Your Team For Confidence and Results
Read moreConfidence is one of the most important skills that you can have and develop. Without it, we often spend and waste a lot of our time and effort second guessing ourselves. We become less focused and easily distracted. A lack of confidence also hinders our ability to lead others. If we don’t have faith in ourselves, why should anyone else
Linda MurrayTime Management For Leaders: How to get Things Done Efficiently
in Entrepreneur, Leadership, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, Success, Uncategorised / / 0 commentsRead moreTime management – we all talk about it, but how well are we actually doing it? As a leader or up and coming leader, it is vital that your daily tasks are prioritised to ensure you work efficiently and don’t take on too much work for the time left in your day. Quite often I see clients take on additional
Linda MurrayMake Your Own Big Career Break
Read moreLet’s talk about finding your big career break, but first, let me ask you four questions to ponder. Have you seemingly made all of the “right” choices, and put forth your best efforts, only to find yourself stuck and unable to advance to the next level? When opportunities to develop open up, are you the first person that others look
Linda MurrayHow to Set Up a Mentoring Program in the Workplace
in Coaching, Communication, Executive, Leadership, Mindset, Networks, Strategy, Success / / 1 commentsRead moreDoes your organisation need a Mentoring Program? With the Australian unemployment rate at an all-time low, and there now being a shortage of talent, especially when it comes to finding enough qualified candidates to fill leadership roles. To recruit the best and brightest, many CEO’s are seeking to change their company’s culture to one that supports greater learning and development
Linda MurrayWhat is the Next Best Step in Your Leadership Career?
Read moreWhen developing your leadership career, there is one thing you need to understand: you have options – and plenty of them. And that is great news for leaders. However, sometimes it is hard to determine what the next stage of your leadership career holds. We think that self-awareness is the cornerstone of development; having a full understanding of who you
Linda MurraySponsorship or Advocacy – Which is Which?
Read moreIn leadership circles, there are often a number of terms that have similar meanings, and that are used interchangeably. Two of the most common terms that are easily confused and misused are sponsorship and advocacy. The automatic substitution of some of these terms is not helpful, as it leads to confusion.
Linda MurrayLeading with Confidence: 3 Ways to Build Your Leadership Style
Read moreYour leadership style is unique. Each and every one of us is an individual. We each have different interests, traits, levels of ability and talents that are unique to us. While we may find that we are compatible with several other individuals, no one is exactly like any other person. We each have our experiences, our own way of seeing
Linda MurrayTips for Reaching Peak Performance
Read moreHow do you achieve peak performance as a leader? We all want to do our best in everything we do; so much so that we often push through those times when we’re performing at well below our optimum. We frequently work through tiredness, hunger, and stress in order to get something off the list, and end up producing something that’s not as
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