7 transferable soft skills employers are looking for
In today’s rapidly evolving work environment, it’s essential to build up transferable soft skills to future-proof your career. Collaboration, communication, change management, leadership, problem-solving, strategic thinking, and forward thinking are seven transferable skills that will make you more employable and prepared for any challenge.
Leadership coaching: Almost almost anywhere. Almost almost any time.*
Remote coaching can be a very effective way for leaders to develop their skills and achieve their personal goals. By providing flexibility, convenience, access to top coaches, and valuable data tracking and analysis, virtual coaching can be a compelling alternative to face-to-face coaching.
How can leaders keep team members motivated in the absence of extrinsic rewards?
Leaders should never attempt a one-size-fits-all approach to motivating their team members. When it comes to motivating individuals, a cookie cutter approach doesn’t typically work. It’s very possible to keep team members highly motivated even in the absence of extrinsic rewards.
Look out for the tell-tale signs: How to prevent your team from burning out
Burnout isn’t good for anyone. In fact, researchers have cited that “burnout represents an erosion of the human soul that spreads over time, putting people into a downward spiral from which it’s hard to recover”. Preventing team burnout is a leadership responsibility.
What is the role of a leader when it comes to workforce planning?
What does ‘strategic workforce planning’ really mean for you as a leader? How do you align your organisation’s business objectives with the goals and aspirations of your employees? If workforce optimisation is the missing piece to your organisation’s success, check out our latest hellomonday post outlining the role of a leader when it comes to workforce planning and manpower optimisation.
How to deal with team conflict as a leader
Effective team management requires balancing skills, abilities, personalities and roles, and resolving conflicts in a timely manner. Astrology has no place in recruitment or conflict resolution.
The guiding principles of effective influencing for leaders
Every leader wants to be credible in the eyes of their employees. But part of this credibility also means being influential. Becoming an influential leader is much more than simply getting people to do what you want.
A quick time management and productivity refresher for leaders
Leaders often spend their days in a flurry of activity but achieve very little because they do not focus on the most critical tasks. Leaders should shift their focus to results, learn to say ‘no,’ be proactive, and focus on the time management matrix to avoid creating a “phantom workload.”
Are you a people leader or a technical leader? Why it’s important to stay in your lane
At its core, technical leaders are responsible for making project-related decisions, while people leaders (as the term implies) focus on managing people. While the term ‘technical leader’ has its origins in the tech world, the concept of a ‘non-people’ leader can definitely be applied to all industry sectors.
Why leaders should set new year’s goals as opposed to resolutions
If you want to be the best leader you can be, you can’t afford to neglect setting SMART goals. Whilst it might be too late to wish people a happy new year, or to set new year’s resolutions, it’s not too late to establish your own and your team’s goals for the year ahead.
