- Linda Murray
The 4 Stages of Building a Peak Performance Team
Read moreGreat teams don’t happen by accident. They form gradually over time, with the clever guidance of a great leader. As a leader, you can influence your team’s performance from the moment it first comes together. Think peak performance. When you understand what stage of development your team is at, you will know exactly what to offer in terms of guidance
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Where are all the Women?
in Coaching, Diversity, Entrepreneur, Gender diversity, Leadership, Mindset, Productivity, Strategy, Success, Team / / 0 commentsRead moreDespite knowing that businesses who have women in senior leadership roles are more profitable and sustainable in the longer term, the latest statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that women are still not making it to the top in any great numbers. In fact, only 17% of all CEOs are women. This not only highlights the imbalance
- Linda Murray
Why Executives Absolutely Need Coaching
Read moreYou’ve no doubt heard the saying ‘If you’re not learning you’re dying’, and this is just as true for high level executives on top of their game and reaching for the stars as it is for young people learning their craft from the bottom up. Just because you’ve made it to executive level doesn’t mean your learning is over and
- Linda Murray
3 Reasons Fear Makes You a Good Leader
Read moreThe pressure to be a strong and confident leader, especially as a female, is heavy enough to bear, but, fear can cripple us if we let it. Fear is something we all face from time to time. Not the fear of leaping from a plane, or being confronted by a big scary spider! It’s a different sort of fear; the
- Linda Murray
Who is in Your Support Network?
Read moreAs a leader, the one thing that is crucial to your success is having a strong support network. Many people feel that they have to do everything to be at the top of their game but in fact, the opposite is true. By creating a strong support network around you, it allows you to ensure that your success remains on
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How Technology Improves Your Business Performance
Read moreAs a leader you rely on a number of things to help maximise your productivity and success. One of the things which enhances your business performance dramatically is technology – whatever would you do without it! Cost Effective Marketing Thanks to technology, small businesses finally have the ability to compete with much larger organisations when it comes to marketing. Technology
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Gender Roles and Authenticity
Read moreThere’s been plenty of discussion around gender and leadership. It’s far from a new subject and most recently we talked about Hillary Clinton and what affect her presidential campaign was having on reshaping traditional views of leadership. We also love talking about authenticity in leadership. It’s at the centre of all we do at Athena Coaching, so this is not a
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Who Should A Leader Be?
in Leadership / / 0 commentsRead moreLeaders, who should you be? If you’re in charge you probably never feel like you get in front or up to date. There’s a list of things that need to be done, a group of people that need to be managed and a pile of goals that have to be achieved. It’s your main responsibility to organise, prioritise and delegate. Or
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5 Tips to Build Your Personal Brand
Read moreWhether you acknowledge it or not, you have a personal brand when it comes to your career or organisation. Keeping your head down and your nose to the wheel in order to get the job done is no longer enough. In a world where technology is at the centre of almost all you do, especially in business, and information is shared instantly
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3 Tips to Help you Reduce Late Payment
Read moreEven if you are seeking late payment for a loan from a friend or family member, no one enjoys chasing money that is owed to them. Your feelings of frustration can be enhanced when someone is paying you late for services or other work that you’ve already completed and submitted. As you are heavily invested in your business in both time and money,
