This two part blog will provide you with tools on how to overcome resistance within yourself and with others. Resistance is all around us, every day, hour and minute people are deciding whether or not to do something, or not do something. The resistance surrounding us is internal and external. Internal resistance is the battle…
This blog will explain why you need to explore the world outside of your comfort zone and get your hands dirty in order to find your passion; a path I urge you to walk! The year is 1980 and you are a child of Generation X (b.1964-1978). It is time for you to earn a…
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…
A lot of people feel that you’re on a career path in management but want to be more than just a manager? I felt the same. A lot of people find themselves in a management position and don’t know what to do next to become a great leader? I felt the same. I realised management…
In part 1 I discussed 4 areas which will help you negotiate better, having an outcome, understanding their intention, creating win-win scenarios and appealing to their desires. These are not the only aspects which you can work on to boost your negotiation ability. There are 4 more important areas. Negotiation is fluid and has multiple…
Imagine yourself in a negotiation scenario and there’s all kind of thoughts going through your mind. What are they thinking? Do they like me? Am I sweating? And then you start panicking and overthinking. Do I actually know what I am talking about? Why am I afraid? Are they bored? Sound familiar? I will take…
