Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “leadership”
by Rob Sheppard [Approx 3 min read] 2024 marks the year for businesses in Australia to be more aware than ever of how they operate – both in terms of the suite of new employment laws they face and the way businesses attract and retain their workforces. It is especially crucial for SMEs to be aware of the changes in employment conditions and entitlements as they continue to expand their operations (issues impacting 2-3 team members will be exponentially worse …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx 3 min read] In Australia, workforce management for SMEs has witnessed a transformative [perhaps even ‘seismic’] shift in both legislation and the way office and technology-based roles now work. Looking back at our articles over the year, it was evident that the journey to this transformation has been marked by both significant changes and opportunities to grow. Here is a snapshot of just some of the year as we saw it: The flexible [hybrid] work revolution …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 5-minute read- because being Super doesn’t happen quickly] In today’s rapidly changing world, the role of managers and leaders is evolving like never before. With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the automation of routine tasks being taken over by machines, a focus is clearly developing that highlights one thing: managers WILL have a greater responsibility to lead and manage humans using Emotional Intelligence (EI). What are Super Skills? Super Skills, in the context of …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4 1/2-minute read – but it’s worth it!] Or “Navigating the joys and pains of managing people in the workplace”. It *is* a journey In our previous article ‘Lead yourself? 9 proven ways to do it.‘, we explored the concept of leading yourself and the important role this plays in achieving team and organisational goals. Managing comes with its own set of unique challenges (more terrifying to some than public speaking). From navigating employment legislation, higher …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4.5-minute read] Unlike their big cousins, SMEs in Australia can find themselves caught up in the daily whirlwind of operations, often neglecting essential aspects to their long term ‘thrival’ (this is more than just business survival – it is a business thriving). Part of this will be as simple as establishing Hr capabilities that support a defined organisational Purpose. The point of defining your Purpose, as Jim Collins emphasised in his influential book ‘Good to Great,’ …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4-minute read] You will be hard pressed to find someone NOT saying the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just fundamentally alter the way we need to work, it also created a ‘jobs crisis’ we’ve not seen for decades. The post-Covid work landscape certainly seems to be ‘super charged’ – global wars affecting supply chains, inflation not tipped to really fall until 2024 and a tight labour market we’ve not seen since the last jobs boom. We recently discussed …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4-minute read] If you manage a business, chances are you occasionally lose sleep over the following question: Are my [good] people thinking about leaving? The post Covid employment landscape for many industries has radically impacted this question- especially as ‘employees’ may now find themselves returning to work asking ‘why am I coming to work?’. They may come to the conclusion that the rewards are not compensation enough for their experiences (how they feel) when at work. …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 4-minute read] Let’s jump straight to the point… …as a Leader/Manager, you will generally be accountable for: Defining strategy Designing organisational structure Designing productive systems of work Building workforce capability Managing strategic relationships If you’ve read our previous two articles, you’re already aware that achieving this list starts with Leading Self and Leading to Team. But there is one final and important part in becoming a better leader – a ‘missing link’ of Leading to Organisation. …
[Approx. 3 minute read] One of the challenges of being a manager (especially if you’re in middle management) is how you lead to what your people need in their working life and what the business needs from your team. You might have heard of this concept as Leading to Team (which fits nicely with our view of always ‘thinking and acting human first’ in any organisation). Leading to Team. A deliberate oversimplification of what Leading to Team means is …looking …
by Rob Sheppard [Approx. 3 minute read] There is a quote attributed to Aristotle that goes along the lines of ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ – fun fact, he didn’t actually say this – but something that might be construed that way. This concept, applied in a business context, is that an organisation is there to coordinate the work of the many towards a common Purpose. How an organisation achieves this Purpose relies heavily on …
