At one point, I felt like sticking a fork in my eye the next time one of the leadership team mentioned the word empowerment. Why? Because the word was being thrown around like propaganda and the only real outcome from their empowerment initiatives was simple duck-shoving of responsibility. That is, their goal for empowerment was […]
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Purpose. It is a word that gets mentioned a lot, especially in organisations, and would be high on top-buzzword-lists along with transformation, leadership and empowerment. Often we will spend a few minutes defining purpose as part of a process for team building or objective setting activities. Purpose can be synonymous with words like why, vision
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Communication is often cited as one of the main issues or contributing factors between good or bad experiences with leadership or in the workplace in general. You don’t have to search very far on the internet, in organisational behaviour texts or research papers to read about the relevance of communication for individuals, teams and organisations.
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I cannot stand being micromanaged. It riles me. I have had to take many a long walk outside in the fresh air to regain composure and the use of my prefrontal cortex following the impacts of micromanagement behaviour. Even now, writing this article I can feel the associated emotions as I remember different experiences. But
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Behavioural expectations are often thought about in the context of general behaviours within an organisation. They can be understood as an overarching set of rules and principles aiming to guide a consistent standard of accepted behaviour by all employees or members. Sometimes included in employment contracts or when joining a sports club, you may never
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Organisational leadership doesn’t focus on the application of any particular model, tool or style. Every model, tool and style will have some form of effectiveness in some type of situation. Organisational leadership focuses on the core purpose of creating the optimum environment that allows and inspires people to perform. It is flexible, it is transparent,
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