Tag: empowerment
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Identifying workplace leadership qualities in employees
A company’s ability to succeed long-term largely depends on the business leaders. That’s why choosing your future leader holds such importance. Identifying your future leaders early on is imperative, as this gives you the chance to offer them workplace training to nurture their skills and create a loyal employee. The total cost of retaining and…
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Workplace trends that will benefit your business long term
22% of Millennials desire learning benefits The key here is they want training benefits to support them climbing their career ladders 19% want flexible work schedules 14% want cash bonuses It’s clear that in 2017, these trends will continue as more millennials enter the workforce seeking training opportunities that they can leverage to climb the…
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Sustaining learning by developing a learning culture in the workplace
It has been recognised that due to the vast shifts in economical, technological and social factors over the last few decades, businesses must evolve and adapt to meet new challenges and opportunities, or risk being left behind. We have often discussed how training is paramount to the success of a business. Although this statement is…
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Motivating your staff after the Christmas break
January can be a difficult time for business leaders. At this time of year, general motivation is at an annual high as many people start the New Year with an array of resolutions. As a general rule, resolutions range anywhere from keeping fit and losing weight to saving more money, but very few have any…
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Tips to ensure employee wellbeing in the workplace
Is your workplace suffering from a dip in employee productivity? One reason for this could be employee wellbeing. There has been growing recognition of the importance of wellbeing both inside and outside of the workplace. Studies suggest that improvement in wellbeing will result in improved performance in the workplace, which will ultimately aid the increase…
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Influencing Skills – Credibility
In our last post, we introduced our five-step model for influencing. This edition is going to focus on step number 1, credibility. Effective influencing is about affecting change in a positive way that preserves and enhances your relationships with others. It’s no accident that credibility is the first step in the model. If you can…
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An introduction to influencing skills
The landscape of business is evolving. Now, more than ever, professionals in organizations need to develop and enhance their skills at leading and influencing others without direct authority. In this post, we’ll explore why this is becoming so critical and we’ll introduce a model that you can use to help enhance your influencing skills. What…