Category: Manage and lead others

By Shelley Flett   As leaders, we are influencers – and as influencers, we must encourage, enable and empower others to perform in a way that leads the business to success. We must do this while fostering a healthy workplace culture and to do it efficiently requires a different kind of balance. The most effective […]

By Peter Cullen FIML One of the greatest privileges and sources of satisfaction for a manager is to become a coach or mentor. It’s always a privilege to have someone demonstrate their trust in you and there’s nothing more satisfying than witnessing someone achieve a desired outcome. It can have a profound impact on the […]

Few people in the corporate world command the respect that Indra Nooyi receives. Consistently listed as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People and Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, she is praised largely as a forward-thinking leader. Her adaptive response during her 12-year tenure as CEO of PepsiCo helped revenues grow from US$35 billion to US$63.5 […]

By Nicola Field   Lleyton Hewitt and Pat Rafter; Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs; the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Splinter the rat. Look behind many household names, and chances are you’ll find a successful mentorship. That’s because leadership is not about being the best. It’s about bringing out the best in others. And this […]

In literature, film and television the hero might be credited with the victory, but often their decisions are coloured by an influencer in the background. In business, being an influential leader is not confined to those with a seat in the boardroom. Leaders outside senior management are in a prime position to influence change, innovation […]

By Anthony O’Brien Our leadership community is privileged to have two leaders who exemplify excellence and integrity and who encourage the highest ethical standards: noted humanitarian Professor Shirley Randell AO FIML and Dr Donna Odegaard AM, CEO of Aboriginal Broadcasting Australia. They share some inspiring leadership insights with Leadership Matters. THEIR LONG ROADS TO LEADERSHIP […]

There’s no denying that motivation drives performance. So when employees lose their drive to succeed how can managers help them? More importantly, should managers try to salvage motivation? Motivation is the force that leads to success. In fact without the willingness, persistence and mental effort that result from high-motivation, 60% of team projects fail. High-performance […]

You might have heard that between senior management and front-line employees there’s an idiomatic ‘30,000 ft drop’ – a gaping chasm of information, insight and inspiration lost between the two layers. However, middle managers exist within that space and are therefore in a key position to bridge the gap and influence performance. It seems like […]

Change is the only constant in today’s business environment. Beyond companies merging and being acquired, there are system changes, team restructures and everything in between. As handling the flux while still delivering on business outcomes can often be too much to ask, what can leaders do to ensure employees can do both? Even a team […]