Jan 30, 2019
Coaching Team Members
Coaching has been wildly misinterpreted in Japan. It should be there to motivate and encourage people in their work but these current generations of Middle Managers have corrupted the idea. Mistakenly they imagine that blasting out orders like a mad pirate captain is coaching. Or that telling...
Jan 23, 2019
What Is Your Tone As A Leader?
We understand tone very easily when we think about voice tone. A soft, gentle tone when speaking contrasts with a harsh, strident tone. What about the tone we set for the workplace and for the team, in our role as leader? Have we decided what the tone will be or is it just what it...
Jan 16, 2019
Banish Personal Negativity
The boss is the fountain of positivity for the team, like a fountain of youth of lore and legend. We have to stand tall, no matter what is going on, because people rely on us to lead. That means reassuring them that the company will be okay or the section will be okay and that we will all...
Jan 9, 2019
Dealing With Really Toxic Staff
Be it big organisations or small organisations, the things nobody wants are rust or termites. Rust in your car rots out the floorboards, the metal fabric, but it does so unseen. Termites in your house silently eat out the boards, leaving a paint covered, paper thin illusion of a wall,...
Jan 2, 2019
This Year It Will Be Different
The new calendar year is always a time for reflection and goal setting. We get a few days off and can put some distance between ourselves and the everyday bustle and minutiae of the business. This affords an opportunity to think more strategically about where we want to be over the...