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Leading from the front: How to spot symptoms of trauma and support your people
Whether directly or indirectly impacted, the workplace can be a vital, yet often overlooked, source of support. Empathetic distress in response to others in pain is a very human response. Understanding the potential for trauma is important, but as a leader you should be on the lookout for such responses in your people. So, how do we spot the signs?
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5 reasons your team is ineffective
There are many warning signs to look out for when it comes to an ineffective team, and they should never be ignored. After all, the efficiency of your team determines the volume of your work output, the quality of that work, whether or not deadlines are achieved, and whether or not project goals are accomplished and key performance metrics met.
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5 reasons your employees are underperforming
As anyone who's ever led or managed a team knows, however, employees don't always showcase their best performance every single day in the office. Temporary anomalies are understandable, of course. After all, we all experience 'off' days when we're not quite 'in the zone.'
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Six ways to make your meetings work
Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in endless meetings, feeling like conversations are going around in circles. However, it doesn't have to be this way! Here are our pro tips to keep your meetings on track, without adding more hours to your day.
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Our advice on how to lead a team from home
At Leaders in Heels, we've operated our team remotely since our inception almost a decade ago. Our staff, partnerships and suppliers work in different cities, countries and timezones. Needless to say, we've found our groove and how to best operate for productivity AND, more importantly, in a way that fosters provocative work too!
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How to boost your employees morale
Do you regularly encourage your employees? Boosting team morale can be a tall order. And yet, it's a regular practice that leaders and managers must, by all means, master in the workplace. After all, employees are the building blocks of your business. The stronger the team you've assembled, the more robust that business will be.
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3 Ways to Be an Effective, Velvet-Hammer Leader
When it comes to leadership and management style there are two categories most people fall into. Those are sledgehammer or velvet hammer leaders.
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