I am going to explain to you a unique way to view failure. In this world we have endless opportunities and paths to walk. Every decision we make opens up a new path with more endless opportunities. For example, setting up your own business. The moment you decide to launch the business a new road map…
One of the most frustrating parts of being a boss is when people leave. You’ve spent months training an employee only for them to leave. How ungrateful right? All that time you spent telling them what to do. How ungrateful right? All that money the company spent on them. How ungrateful right? Maybe not. Maybe you…
Our state of mind affects others as a leader. As leaders we can learn an incredible lesson from Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, an inspirational leader. Each year, no matter how tough a situation the United Kingdom is in, no matter what difficulties they face and no matter the differences amongst its population,…
Part two explains what YOU need to do to become a respectful leader. In part one I discussed why a leader is able to quickly assert themselves on a new team whereas a manager tends to struggle despite ‘knowing’ what to do. It was established that leaders not only know what behaviours they need to…
Imagine you have taken lead of a new team. You have the knowledge, you have the skills, you know what behaviours to exhibit, but the team will not listen to you because you are not assertive enough to stand out. It does not matter how amazing you are because if you cannot assert your position,…
Self-reflection is an important tool for any leader. I’m not talking about going to mountain-top and meditating with your legs crossed for 72 hours. No, I am talking about taking time out to look at yourself and understand what you are doing well, and what you can improve on. Below are seven steps on how…
The article picks up from last week’s blog post, how to be a leader not a manager part two? Below are five more ways on how to behave more like a leader, and less like a manager to be a success in the modern era. “You manage things, you lead people” Hamza Kahn Missed part…
54% of the global workforce is made up of millennials and Gen Z. This means that the majority of employees today are under 30 years old. These are people who want to work, but dislike being managed. We attempt to manage yet we fail because we are using old methods on a new generation of…
We want to do things so we make a goal but never achieve what we set out to achieve. This is usually because the goals we set for ourselves sound unachievable, difficult or take too long. However, there is a technique to get around this issue. It is called the SMART method. This is a…
Change is good We should all adopt change We love change We should all be open to change We hear these “statements” a lot but so many people still struggle to change because change is difficult. It’s is difficult to change from what always works. It’s difficult to push yourself to trying something new because…
