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Speak to Different Ways of Thinking During Presentations

Darren A. Smith

September 23, 2022

The Different Thinkers We think he looks like Captain Birds Eye. The old one, not the new trendy one. Ned…

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Defining Leadership and Management: The How’s & Why’s

Thora Saether

September 22, 2022

In the Simplest Form, Leadership is the WHY and Management is the HOW Similar But Different Perhaps you think that…

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What Participative Leadership Looks Like at Work

Farah Yasser Salama

September 21, 2022

How Leadership Has Evolved Leadership has evolved and changed over time as new ideas and strategies have entered the workplace.…

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Build Habits Using 3 Triggers: Spark, Signal or Facilitator

Darren A. Smith

September 20, 2022

Building Habits is Hard. Hard Because They Take Time and Effort. Time and Effort We Don’t Have But by Choosing…

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New Hires: Time to Productivity vs Time to Hire

Nicholas Behbahani

September 16, 2022

Companies Need to Focus on Reducing “Time-to-Productivity’ More Than “Time-to-Hire” Time to productivity is key when taking on new hires.…

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Kraljic Model – The Key to Smarter Buying

Charles Smith

September 15, 2022

Get Your Suppliers ‘Sorted’: Start Here The Kraljic Model helps businesses manage their supply chains by segmenting suppliers into classes…

Two female coworkers discussing Transactional Analysis Theory

Transactional Analysis Unveiled: Decoding Human Interactions

Farah Yasser Salama

September 14, 2022

One of the exciting things about Transactional Analysis is the simple models and language it employs, which help you to…

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The Heartbeat Model – The New Paradigm of Authentic Leaders

Roxanne Derhodge

September 13, 2022

The Need for Authentic Leaders Authentic Leadership is no longer a concept that is good to have but a must-have…

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Leadership vs. Management: The Key Definitions & Differences

Robertson Stewart

September 12, 2022

Leadership VS. Management First and foremost, let’s try to define the terms leadership vs management. To do so let’s start…

Book Review: Chill and Prosper by Denise Duffield-Thomas

Kate Cousens

September 7, 2022

Chill & Prosper If you are a woman in business for yourself and you haven’t come across Denise Duffield-Thomas’s work,…

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The Best Induction Checklist Guide and Why It’s Important

Farah Yasser Salama

September 5, 2022

Induction Checklist An employee’s first impressions of an organisation have a significant impact on their integration. Induction is an opportunity…

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Vroom’s Expectancy Theory – Getting the Motivation Right

Charles Smith

September 4, 2022

Understanding Why People Work Like They Do Vroom’s Expectancy Theory may not be a management theory you’ve heard of. But…

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