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Leadership is busy enough as it is without wasting valuable time either physical hours or brain space on replaying or rehashing conversations, giving ourselves a tough time or wishing\/hoping that others would actually be able to mind-read and do what we want without us actually saying it! Or saying it and it goes pear-shaped, ending […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Chatting with a great leader the other day. Holds a senior executive role within a business. He\u2019s passionate, amazing with people, great technical skills. However\u2026 here\u2019s the big BUT coming. He is SO caught up in the day to day that he cannot step away and be strategic, plan or focus on the bigger picture. […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Meet our newest team member. Yes cute, fluffy and a furball called Milo. Here\u2019s a few reminders that really hit home, no matter what type of team member you\u2019re welcoming on board. Are all the existing team members clear and in agreement on roles and responsibilities for onboarding and ongoing integration, training, management etc? Are […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Isn\u2019t this picture amazing! It blows my mind.Have a think for a moment and ask yourself \u201cCould our team do this?\u201dWould you and the team have the trust, confidence, the skill and strength to do something like this?It\u2019s a rare gift to find a team that could.In the teachings of Patrick Lencioni in his book […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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  Do you have a Pro Team? Talking through our ‘Show-up Factor’ Framework today with a group of Leaders. What sort of team do you have? Two key ingredients for high performing teams: Accountability and Communication. The Pro Team has both. They’re Showing Up. Whoa Team are good on the accountability, yet perhaps lower on […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Yesterday whilst we having a leisurely cuppa with dear old friends we hadn\u2019t seen in a while, there was a knock at the door. Then this voice \u201cNot sure I can come in he said\u201d, sensing immediately something was wrong, I bounded out of my chair, was out the door and into action. There was […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Here\u2019s a few ideas on how to stop avoiding the difficult Conversations and be courageous for constructive conversations instead! Are you needing to have a conversation with someone? It could be a business discussion or something personal. It\u2019s on your mind. It\u2019s been niggling, bugging you and you\u2019ve been putting it off? Firstly \u2013 ask […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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\u201cStaring out across the audience, I could feel the nerves wanting to take over, the feeling of dread coming back into the pit of my stomach… NO, I said to myself, you\u2019ve got this. I focused on the far wall of the room, just slightly above everyone\u2019s head and breathed, in and out, in and […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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With the role of leader of any kind, whether titled Team Leader, Supervisor, Manager, CEO or Director etc, there comes a very important responsibility. A responsibility to remember people are people. They are not robots. Across a multitude of industries there has been an intensity to the pressure and stress in the last 12 months […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Delegation doesn\u2019t necessarily come naturally to everyone. If you had parental influence anything like mine, the mantra\u2019s were \u201cIf a job\u2019s worth doing, it\u2019s worth doing well\u201d and \u201cIf you want a job done well, do it yourself\u201d. Yes literally, that\u2019s what I grew up with. I watched my Dad an amazingly hardworking man achieve […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Anyone finding the silo bridges seem a little non-existent? Either they’re not in use or perhaps broken? The silo effect is one of the most damaging issues in business. Where department teams don’t talk, don’t work well together, have a ‘them and us mentality’ or it’s all about us (only) thinking. There is absolutely no […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Since the beginning of this year, we\u2019ve surveyed hundreds of business leaders to identify and check-in, as to \u201cWhat are the current top 3 improvements you would like to see the team make?\u201d Interestingly, it\u2019s vastly different, here\u2019s snap shot at some of the feedback Strategic direction, communication, service Engagement, accountability, team work Commercial insights, […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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There are 3 reasons many leaders struggle with engagement, accountability and driving results in business \u2013 and 3 steps to getting leadership fit in the next 8 weeks to take the team on the journey. The challenges aren\u2019t going away, the pace is probably unlikely to slow down either and we can only dream of […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Getting ready today to deliver a favourite Leadership Capability Development topic:Coaching & Mentoring. We’re going to be exploring the actual skillset of how to coach and\/ or mentor. How to know what’s needed when and where, the questions to ask, how to dig deeper, or get someone ‘out of the weeds’. There is a lot […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Take a moment and try and pick up a pen near you. Yes, actually try and pick up the pen. At this point, you could be still reading or you might actually have picked up the pen. Because you see in the words of Yoda from Star Wars \u201cYou either do or do not, there […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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We all often start the year with the best of intentions. Goals, Plans, new diary. It\u2019s going to be an awesome year. Then \u2026 suddenly, remarkably rapidly, our day to day catches up with us again and it\u2019s only February and we\u2019re already feeling the wheels spin out of control again. Here are a couple […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Food for thought. So lots of conversations these last couple of weeks with middle managers feeling very \u2018stuck in the middle\u2019. It\u2019s not the yummy \u2018cream in the oreo\u2019 feeling. It\u2019s actually super uncomfortable, frustrating and demotivating. They\u2019re in management roles yet not actually being empowered to lead or manage their team. It can happen […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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As 2020 comes to a close, we would like to say Merry Christmas. It has certainly been a year of highs and lows in so many ways. A year to forget, yet a year to remember. Here at The Art of Extraordinary, we have been incredibly blessed to work with some amazing leaders who through […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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Whether it\u2019s for improving peak performance, peace of mind\/wellness or healthy relationships, these top 10 triggers have an enormous impact in the workplace.  This year has certainly had its challenges and they continue\u2026! Whilst we may not be able to control what is going on around us, we certainly have the opportunity to adjust how […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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No matter how micro or small, it\u2019s a really important daily or weekly practice to celebrate the wins for a leader and as a team. Often we\u2019re so focused on what\u2019s next, maybe what didn\u2019t work, that we might not take time to celebrate what actually did work. Or even what we learn from that […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>

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The sound of laughter, the smells of Christmas, red and green everywhere, a present is passed to you with the words \u2018Merry Christmas\u2019 and despite the beauty, joy and family in front of you, surrounding you, it\u2019s hard to be present and focused. With so much on your mind, the presence of family or friends […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","max_pages":6}