Australasian Leadership Institute Free Articles : August 2016
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The truth is simple, undeniable yet brutal. If you enter the world of entrepreneurship there is a 90% chance that your business won't exist within five years and a 95% chance that it won't last ten years. So surviving the figure of entrepreneurs who are making a good living and living the dream is much lower.
If you want to be an entrepreneur you need to be warrior. This is the brutal truth.Posted: Monday 29 August 2016 -
The micromanaging boss shouldn't exist especially in an age when there are mountains of studies available to everyone who demonstrates how autonomy is such a powerful motivator. Even if you have never read any study on successful workplaces just the idea of micromanaging someone doesn't make any sensePosted: Thursday 25 August 2016 -
What is true in sports is also true in business. The people who succeed are the ones who can perform under pressure and there's no role in business that has to cope with pressure more than the role of the CEO. The role may be called something different depending on the organisation but the Chief executive officer (CEO) is the highest ranking position in the company and is responsible for the developing and implementing of strategies that will determine the future of the company.Posted: Monday 22 August 2016 -
My own personal definition of effective communication within a work environment is when everyone has all the information they need in order to perform their job to the best of their ability. Ask yourself if everyone in your team is communicating effectively with you and then ask yourself if your team was asked the same question how would they answer?Posted: Monday 15 August 2016 -
While there is an ongoing debate about which football league in the world is better, there can be no doubt about which football league has the best Managers. The English Premier League is now the home of some of the most successful and highly regarded Managers in the world.Posted: Saturday 13 August 2016 -
Whatever the nature of your business I'm confident you want to be better, you want to beat your competitors, you want to be more successful and if not then to be honest you shouldn't be in business. In order to learn lessons on how to separate yourself from the pack let's look at the qualities that separate the Olympic gold winners from the rest.Posted: Saturday 6 August 2016 -
We are all familiar with the role of a coach in sports. They are the one who bring out the best in the players, they teach new skills and turn a group of talented individuals into a cohesive team. They are so important to a team's success that just the idea of having a successful team without a top level coach is unthinkable yet in many businesses the role of a coach is vastly undervalued.Posted: Friday 5 August 2016 -
I'm honoured to be in a position to be able to travel to different countries around the world but Fiji has a special significance for me. Every time I visit I have the feeling that I'm coming home and the main reason for this is the natural friendly nature that is part of the Fijian culture. There is nothing like experiencing good customer service in Fiji. Yet one thing I noticed during my last visit was that great customer service doesn't always translate into sales.Posted: Monday 1 August 2016