by bts_mobile | Aug 14, 2014 | Leadership, Performance Appraisal Systems
IMPLEMENTING A SIMPLE AND SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PROCESS This is the time of year when many organisations are embarking on their annual performance appraisal system. In my experience there are few things managers and leaders detest more than the annual...
by bts_mobile | Aug 6, 2014 | Gender Gap in Leadership, Women Leaders
THE GENDER GAP IN LEADERSHIP – ARE WOMEN UP FOR IT? “I don’t think that in my lifetime there will be a woman Prime Minister.” – Margaret Thatcher (1971) – Prime Minister of Great Britain (1979 – 1990). This paper reviews contemporary research and...
by bts_mobile | Aug 6, 2014 | Gender Gap in Leadership, Women Leaders
WHAT LEADERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GENDER BIAS Do Women Lead Differently? In Oct 2012, our then Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, made her now famous “misogyny” speech, where she quoted Tony Abbott’s opening: “What if men are, by physiology and temperament, are more...
by bts_mobile | Aug 6, 2014 | Optimising performance, Performance Appraisal Systems
MAKING THE DREADED PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOU! Performance feedback is an important practice in many organizations in driving performance improvement. Performance management systems often have several objectives in an organisation. These could include...
by bts_mobile | Aug 6, 2014 | Ability and Achievement
IS IT SMART TO SELECT THE SMARTEST? Kathleen graduated as top student in law. Throughout her school years she was always a top student and was continually praised for her ability and intelligence. She graduated in law with honors. Kathleen believes she was born with a...
by bts_mobile | Aug 6, 2014 | Leadership
RESILIENT LEADERSHIP – WHAT IT TAKES IN TOUGH TIMES “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill With on-going cuts in both the private and public sectors, and continual threats of restructuring, mergers,...
by bts_mobile | Aug 6, 2014 | Neuroleadership
DEMOLISHING THE TOP 10 MYTHS ABOUT THE BRAIN – PART TWO This article follows on from the article: Demolishing the Top Ten Myths About the Brain Part 1. It provides further insights into the latest science of the brain and how an understanding of neuroleadership can...
by bts_mobile | Aug 5, 2014 | Neuroleadership
DEMOLISHING THE TOP 10 MYTHS ABOUT THE BRAIN – PART ONE What is Neuroleadership? Neuroleadership is an emerging field of study focused on bringing neuroscientific knowledge into the areas of cultural transformation, leadership development, management training,...
by bts_mobile | Aug 5, 2014 | Neuroleadership
“PROBLEMS ARE GOOD” – What did you say? The concept that “problems are good” can seem outlandish. Surfacing problems or admitting to mistakes in some workplaces can be seen a political misstep, betraying the team or reflecting badly on an...
