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Are you a time manager or an attention manager? Which is better? Kim and Fulyana explore their own management styles in relation to time or attention management with some interesting conclusions in this week’s podcast.

We have talked previously about leading teams remotely and the challenges and opportunities that brings. This week we are looking at resilience both for you as a team leader as well as for your teams. How do you measure resilience? Is it a positive or a negative influence? Kim and Fulyana share some examples from […]

This week Kim and Fulyana throw out a challenge to you all. For 10 consecutive days you need to stay positive, even when negative things happen. To do this we are asking you to keep a diary, journal or notes about what happens and how you manage the situation or what you learn from it […]

Did the subject line engage you? Or did you wonder, as Fulyana did, whether this was really something of use to our working lives? This week Fulyana is recommending a podcast that was recommended to her. It is from the “How’s Work” series by Esther Perel recorded in February 2020. The topic is “What Couples […]

Are you responsible for performance reviews of your team? When do they happen? Are they 360 or linear? Would you like them to be simpler, more relevant? In this podcast, Kim and Fulyana discuss the approach suggested by a recent guest, Lyle Tard. As mentioned in the podcast, the link to Lyle’s conversation with them […]

Do you know the term “predictable unpredictability”? This week Kim and Fulyana talk about how they have managed themselves when working with an unpredictable boss. There is also discussion on Fulyana’s claim that she ‘might’ have been an unpredictable boss in the past…….

Do you provide a one to one service – mentoring, coaching, counselling or some related activity? Do you sometimes feel tired of people? How do you manage to give yourself time to recover? This week Kim and Fulyana look at options for you as well as talking about how they maintain their focus for their […]

Do you worry over how to effectively communicate a new strategy for your organisation? Has this been a successful task in the past? This week Fulyana shares an article she read recently that helped her visualise good communication practices for strategy sessions. The link to the article is below the podcast. We’d be delighted to […]

What exactly do we mean? How can you forget about time deadlines in favour of results? This week Kim and Fulyana look at how we are driven by time. Have you considered working with a focus on a result – large or small – regardless of how quickly you might achieve it?

Have you ever been the subject of a redundancy? has it happened more than once? This week Fulyana takes us through a case study about redundancy. Kim shares some of her insights in this area with both personal and professional suggestions for managing yourself and the situation. If you have your own redundancy story you […]

To some of you this title will seem contradictory. How can complaining be successful? This week Kim and Fulyana look at how to approach the complaint process and whether a pro-active or reactive approach is more successful.

Do you “delegate”? Is it successful? In this week’s podcast, Kim and Fulyana explore a different way of approaching what we have been conditioned to think of as “delegation”. Can a new approach build you a better team and still get all the tasks done?

This week we continue our Case Study about managing both a team and yourself in an environment of organisational change. How do you create a “safe” environment to allow new approaches during this time? If you haven’t yet listened to Part 1 of this Case Study, here is the link Case Study – Managing In […]

Most of us have been in a team, either as a member or leader, when an organisation is undergoing massive change. What is the best way to negotiate the range of emotions in the team as well as keeping focus on the tasks at hand? This week Fulyana works through a recent case study to […]

For some of you having the words Christmas and Mental Wellbeing in the same vicinity will be a challenge! This week Fulyana and Kim reflect on what makes them “feel good” at this time of year and relate some stories where random acts of kindness have made a difference in their own lives.

Kim and Fulyana discuss how to assess on your own performance by using the L-O-R-E technique. No, it’s not storytelling or a popular tv show, as we find out from Fulyana when she shares a case study. See if it will work for you! L – listening O – observing R – reflecting E – […]

Have you ever been given feedback during a performance review indicating you should be more confident? What does that mean? How can you measure it? This week Kim and Fulyana answer a question posed by a listener about how to be more confident. Do you need to know this too?

What is your reaction when someone confronts you with negative feedback on your performance or your team? Not during a review or performance assessment but out of the blue? This week Kim discusses with Fulyana a recent incident where she was given unexpected negative feedback in an open environment (not an office). Together they explore […]

How long is it since your last break from work? How long did you take to leave work behind and concentrate on having a “holiday”? Many senior executives have built a work pattern that does not allow for a break – career building, consolidating positions and industry upheavals are always looming, so we convince ourselves […]

In Part 2 of our discussion with Ben Baker, Kim and Fulyana explore the difference between personal branding and personal skill sets. We also hear what approach to take on either side of the recruitment table when you are building or leading a team. Links to connect with Ben (click to activate): Website Show To […]