You have got to be really vigilant about how you manage perceptions so that people are not making wrong assumptions about who you are and what you do.

Appreciation is one of the simplest ways that you can actually build rapport with your team. When you regularly engage with your team over small tasks, thank them. Show them that you have noticed the work that they do.

You do not want to ever let your assertiveness become domination, aggression or bullying because that is not the same thing. You never want your assertiveness to come across in a way that damages relationships because relationships underpin your success as a leader.

When you are honest, what you will find is that your team will learn to trust you. Your team will trust you and learn to take risks.

Using the 5 “Whys” Method to Improve Outcomes. In this blog, I want to talk to you about the 5 Whys method for getting better outcomes in your organization.

They say that only 20 percent of what people hear actually comes from words, 80 percent of what they hear is what they observe or what they see through nonverbal communication.

Do not just sit in your office and hide away in your meetings. Take the time to actually go and interact with your team on a daily basis

At every level of leadership and at every level of influence and responsibility there will be a price that you have to pay. Until you recognise that and learn how to manage it, you will never grow in your leadership

In this episode, I am going to show you how a little known observation by a man named Cyril Parkinson, in the 1950s, can help you get more done in less time.