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How to fully realise your potential as a leader
Becoming a great leader rarely happens overnight. Leadership is a multi-faceted skill that requires self-awareness and time spent learning and practising. The first step to realise your potential as a leader is thinking of yourself as a leader while embracing both your personal and professional lives.
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5 tips for building a strong support network
You will exert a lot of effort and time to accomplish your goals. Wouldn't it be better to not have to do it alone? What if you could work on your dream with people who held your same values and beliefs?
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6 expert tips for negotiating a pay rise
It's unfortunate, but most corporate career ladders are designed around the average time it takes to learn and level up, which doesn't work well for employees who check all the boxes much sooner. For those employees, the next best solution is to go somewhere new where they would be evaluated for their new capabilities, and compensated accordingly...
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10 attitudes to help you succeed in business by Danielle Leilani
It can be humbling going from a comfortable lifestyle as a college student, or your 9-5 that you've mastered + can practically do in your sleep. Starting something new, especially opening a new business of your own, is going to be scary, that's inevitable. Just know that there WILL be a learning curve.
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What my father taught me about building human connection
Good rapport is magic because it allows people to feel closer to us and eventually be more easily persuaded by our agenda because they like us. This may sound a tad inauthentic but let me assure you, in a world that has been socially distanced, a world increasingly polarized, these innate steps of connection need to be signposted to bring us back together.
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Read this when you need a pep talk by Amber Rae
My friend Ambika texted me the other day, "I need a pep talk." "I don't know how to get this book idea out there," she said. "I know this is my purpose and what I'm meant to do. It's also what I WANT to do. But I still need to be a boss at my company... help?!" Here's the advice I gave her...
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5 Strategies for Handling Difficult Work Conversations
During your career as a manager, you may encounter sensitive situations with colleagues and employees. Often these problems don't resolve themselves on their own and employees may be upset, confused and the list of potential situations you may face is endless. When difficult situations arise it often falls to the manager to have the hard conversation with their direct report. No one told me this when I became a manager and I have had to teach myself this skill, apply knowledge gleaned from others, and consolidate what I have learnt on the job. It's my hope that with this post I'll leave you with tips you can use the next time you find yourself in a "what the heck do I do with this?" type of dilemma.
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Leading Under the Pressure of the Pandemic
Leaders are known by the influence they leave on the communities they serve and the staff they lead. When faced with adversity, the skills as a leader will be challenged beyond what can be imagined. In the last few months, leaders have been pushed to the limits as the COVID-19 virus became the forefront of all human life.
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Is a master's degree the right move for your career?
Studying takes a great amount of time and commitment, though if you're pursuing something that you're passionate about it can be a great way to expand your knowledge. If you're sitting on the fence as to whether it's the right time, here are some considerations to help you with your decision making.
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