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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,
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Persuasion is a Leadership Skill
Read moreIn some circles, persuasion gets a bad rap. More often than not, many of us associate persuasion with something devious and underhanded. If you hold to this view, you may mistakenly believe that persuasion is something that’s only used to manipulate someone into doing something that’s against their best interests, such as paying a premium price for something that holds
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How to Overcome Fear Once and For All
Read moreIt doesn’t matter where you come from or what your interests are – we are all afraid of something. Fear does not discriminate, it affects us all at least once in our lives and it can strike us when we least expect it. Unfortunately fear can sometimes jeopardise our ability to carry out our leadership roles as effectively as we
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Peak Performance – Is Your Head in the Game?
in Entrepreneur, Executive, Leadership, Mindset, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, Success / / 0 commentsRead moreHow often have you stood and admired the performance of our elite athletes, and thought about the discipline and concentration it must take to reach that level of success? Now let me ask you this. How often have you admired the performance of our top leaders and considered what it took to get there? In most cases, it’s the athletes
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Are you Ready for the New Financial Year?
Read moreTime is money and prior preparation prevents poor performance; common sayings that are never more important than in business, and in particular at the start of a new financial year. Maintaining effective business systems and thorough financial reporting may not be the most exciting part of running your business but the time, money and energy savings make the effort more
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How To Spot Brave Leaders in Your Team
Read moreLeadership is a skill, that’s well known. Leadership skills can be natural instinct, enhanced by inherent personality traits or learned from coaching and training. Some people lead better than others, and inspire and motivate their teams with greater ease, often without conscious effort. And then there are brave leaders. People who choose to lead in troubled times, who courageously take
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What’s Age Got To Do With It?
Read moreWhat’s age got to do with it? Plenty, as it turns out. A couple of weeks ago we wrote a post about the challenges of leadership as an older woman. It seems that there are just as many challenges facing young female leaders and emerging leaders. There are also some unique problems facing young women as they develop their leadership potential.
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Self-sabotage – Striking Where you Least Expect it
Read moreI believe success is the sum of the choices we make. As I reflect over my career, there were a number of ‘moments that matter’ which stood out. What I found most valuable was not the actual moment (selling a business, changing careers, moving interstate, etc) but the mindset that sat behind those moments. It is our mindset that makes
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You Are Never Too Old to Lead
Read moreWe seemingly live in a society that worships daily at the altar of the cult of the young. From our favorite athletes, to popular models and entertainment stars, and even local newscasters, we are constantly bombarded with youthful images. Even our advertising stresses the importance of maintaining an appearance that is perpetually young. Due to these influences, those that are
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Managing Burnout in your Team
Read moreAbsenteeism. Irritability. Poor work performance. Missed deadlines. These are all signs of burnout, and you’ve probably experienced them yourself at some time in your working life. If you’ve spotted these signs coming from one member of your team, it’s time to take some fast action. Burnout is contagious. When one member of your team starts to lose concentration or displays
