The 8 Essential Soft Skills for Leadership for Changing and Challenging Times “Even turkeys can fly in a strong wind”.

Isn't that a great comment? I heard it the other day from someone talking about the true measure of leadership. When things are going well and the "wind" is blowing strong, even the very average person can fly high and lead reasonably well. It is, however when there is little or no "wind" as there is at present, that the true leader emerges, the one who can fly high against all odds, using his/her own resources.

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Be Pro-active : How To Get Your Organisation to Recognise Your Hidden Talent and Untapped Potential

Many people in organisations feel they have much more talent and potential than is being recognised by their leaders and managers. They can either become jaded and disillusioned by the lack of challenge, or they can become proactive in getting their leaders and managers to recognise that they have far more to offer.

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So What Happens in Coaching? : Coaching to Develop Resilience.

Coaches all have different approaches. This article is about how Maree Harris would coach to develop resilience.

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Resilience Does Not Begin With Strategies. It Begins With YOU.

Here are the seven most important qualities people need to develop if they want be resilient and be able to bounce back from adversity in these turbulent times.

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Developing Resilience For Changing and Challenging Times.

Resilience is one of the most important qualities for leaders and managers to have in these turbulent times in which we live and work today. But what is this thing called "resilience" and how do you become a resilient person?

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Look After Your People in These Tough Times and They will Look After Your Organisation

In these tough times, the message is that we have to batten down the hatches, put our nose to the grindstone, get tough on our people and keep a tight hold on the reins. But will this approach bring success? It's your people who will get you through these tough times.

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Being Assertive – Some Skills and Strategies for Empowering Ourselves.

Assertiveness is not a personality trait. It is a skill to be learnt and practised. There are many skills and strategies for becoming more assertive. This article comprises a small smorgasbord of ideas. 

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Aggressiveness or Assertiveness – What’s the Difference?

How to be assertive without being aggressive is an issue with which many women struggle. Assertiveness in men is highly praised. Women who act assertively are often severely critiqued. Knowing the difference between assertive communicating and aggressive communicating can empower women, in particular, to trust themselves and their judgments of situations and to confidently say what they want and act to have their needs met.

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Becoming Assertive at Work.

How many times do we experience situations at work that frustrate, annoy, disturb or concern us but we do nothing about them? How often do we agree to do something we really don't want to do, and immediately afterwards feeled annoyed - with ourselves - because we didn't say "no"? How often do we start off being very clear and get talked into something we don't want to do? If only we knew how to be assertive!

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Become an Innovative and Empowered Individual.

While all innovation in organisations needs inspired and supportive leadership from the top if it is to produce results, it is important to remember that it is individuals, not organisations that innovate. When there are enough individuals who are given the space to be creative and imaginative, to see things differently, to think and plan outside the box, then what emerges is an innovative organisation.

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