by Sue Winton | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog, Communication, Leadership, Leadership development, Learning, Professional development
A difficult year. The new normal. Disruption. As we continue to hear the same phrases describing the 2020 experience we should also be asking ourselves, what hasn’t changed? What will we still be carrying into the coming years, perhaps with renewed appreciation? As...
by Sue Winton | Jul 3, 2020 | Blog, Communication, Leadership, Leadership development
Having effective and productive conversations with your team is an essential role of leadership. How we replace face-to-face communication successfully in a digital workspace, is what we are going to focus upon here. With remote working becoming the ‘new normal’ for...
by Sue Winton | Jun 19, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Leadership development, Listening
One of the situations leaders frequently face is repeatedly telling stakeholders the same things. Often leaders ascribe this to their direct reports and other staff not sufficiently understanding the task and instructions being set. But sometimes, often in fact, the...
by Sue Winton | Jun 5, 2020 | Blog, Communication, Leadership, Leadership development
As leaders, one of our primary focusses is empowering our employees to thrive. So how might we do that? First and foremost we must believe in them. Believe they have good intentions, be secure in the knowledge that they have the skills and the tools to undertake...
by Sue Winton | Nov 20, 2019 | Communication, Decisions, Leadership
No matter what role we are in, leader, stakeholder, friend, sibling or parent we make multiple decisions on a day-to-day basis. When you factor in new experiences, challenges and relationships, the number of decisions increases along with an increased focus on the...
by Sue Winton | Oct 15, 2019 | Blog, Communication, Leadership, Leadership development
Being a leader sometimes means having to have difficult conversations, and often means having to have conversations that are vital to moving people, or projects forward. To be successful in these situations requires more than saying the right things and listening to...