The core leadership skills you need in every role

Centre for Creative Leadership released the Core Leadership Skills for Every Career. These include self-awareness, communication, influence and learning agility. Which of these core skills are areas of strength and development in your leadership ability?

Loneliness

Everybody feels lonely sometimes. But only few of us are aware how important this feeling was for our ancestors – and that our modern world can turn it into something that really hurts us. Why do we feel this way and what can we do about it?

How to delegate work and why its important for leaders

Delegation is critical for effective leadership. But what is delegating and why should leaders do it? This article covers how leaders can empower others with delegation and what to consider before you delegate work.

6 ways team leaders inspire creativity and innovation

Continuous change is the norm in most organisations today. Companies are constantly innovating and working to stay ahead of their competition and, in some cases, just to sustain in a changing marketplace. So how to you inspire creativity and innovation?

How to delegate effectively

Delegation helps leaders manage their workload and maximize productivity while also helping employees build skills. When done effectively, delegation can be used for professional development and as a tool to identify top performers. This article outlines some core strategies to use when delegating.

How to delegate work and why its important for leaders

Delegation helps leaders manage their workload and maximize productivity while also helping employees build skills. When done effectively, delegation can be used for professional development and as a tool to identify top performers. This article outlines some core strategies to use when delegating.

Avoiding group think – Avoiding fatal flaws in group decision making

This article discusses the concept of Groupthink; or the phenomenon that occurs when the desires for group consensus override individuals desire to present alternatives. The article discusses the dangers of groupthink in team decision making and strategies to overcome or avoid it.

6 problem solving mindsets for very uncertain times

Knowing how to solve any problem thrown your way is a uniquely valuable skill and great problem solvers are made bit born. Six mutually reinforcing approaches underly success: (1) being ever-curious about every element of a problem; (2) being imperfectionists, with a high tolerance for ambiguity; (3) having a “dragonfly eye” view of the world, to see through multiple lenses; (4) pursuing occurrent behavior and experimenting relentlessly; (5) tapping into the collective intelligence, acknowledging that the smartest people are not in the room; and (6) practicing “show and tell” because storytelling begets action (exhibit).