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At the very heart of leadership lies one indispensable skill: communication. While it might seem straightforward on the surface, effective communication is far more complex than just exchanging information. Itโs about how, when, and why messages are conveyedโand how they [...]
Emotional intelligence (EQ) and self-awareness have emerged as defining qualities that separate exceptional leaders from the rest. These attributes enable leaders not only to manage their own emotions but also to understand and influence the feelings of those around themโleading [...]
Outcome goals focus on specific results, process goals centre on the actions, habits, and behaviours that lead to those results. Focusing on these helps businesses foster consistency, maintain high performance, and continuously improve. For any business looking to achieve sustainable [...]
Growing a successful business is no easy feat, but having a strong team can make all the difference. As an entrepreneur or business owner, your people are your most valuable asset, and investing in their growth and development can have [...]
Motivation is a great driving factor in productivity. It takes a lot to slow down a motivated individual. It is therefore important to ask: what motivates people to work? Motivation to work is much more than the pay offered to [...]
With the 14th of February traditionally being Valentineโs day, it made sense for my focus to be love and how that pertains to business. But what is love in a business context? After giving it some thought, I realised that [...]
December is upon us, leaving many of us wondering where the time has gone.ย It provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed whilst clarifying what needs to be done in 2023 to make it [...]
In todayโs environment, change is one of the only things that is guaranteed and it can be easy to get lost in the shuffle of where you, as a business leader, should focus your time and energy. As business leaders [...]
How do you as a Business Owner:ย Work harder on yourself?ย Become better? Gain more skills?ย The answer is simple - you need to make the decision to fall in LOVE with learning.ย ย Using LOVE as an acronym, letโs [...]
A quick story:ย It was August 2009, my first year of being a Business Coach atย ActionCOACHย when I attended my firstย ActionCOACHย Global Conference in Sydney, Australia.ย At the conference, I met a seasoned coach from the US and made the bold decision [...]
If youย go to Googleย and type inย โchallenges that business owners faceโ, one of the results listed in 2018 isย โLack of business funding, marketing, and cash flowโ.ย Now,ย if you Googleย โbusiness challenges for 2021โ, suddenlyย results are very, very different;ย โhow to avoidย burnout,ย how to avoidย fatigue andย how [...]
What seems like a lifetime ago, on a Thursday morning, ActionCOACH business coaching was launched in South Africa at the Sandton Convention Centre.ย On 3 May 2007, we launched the global business coaching phenomenon at the Franchise Association of South [...]
The concept of TEAM is so important inย ActionCOACHย that Teamwork is one of the pillars in our 14 Points of Culture. We define Teamwork as: "I am truly responsible for my actions and outcomes and own everything that takes place in [...]
During the Navy Seals infamousย โHell Weekโ, the students are grouped into boat crews of seven men with each boat crew being assigned an Inflatable Rubber Boat (IRB). The highest-ranking student in each boat crew is the leader, responsible for getting [...]
As we enter the final month of 2020 many of us can look back on this year and agree that it has brought about many challenges that none of us would have thought of or planned for at the start [...]
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