If you want to become a better leader, you need to hone your leadership skills. Leadership skills are important for any organisation, as it is one skill that can make or break an organisation. Some people might think that leadership skills are innate and cannot be improved. But in reality, leadership skills can be improved …
Continuing the series of articles on Women in Leadership, today we focus on the ways to increase women’s leadership and political participation. Women are not just getting into politics for the first time. Women in Leadership is not a new concept by any measure, as women have been involved in politics for centuries. But despite …
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Continuing the series of articles on Women in Leadership, today we focus on the barriers faced with increasing Women’s participation in leadership and decision-making. Before we look at potential solutions to the barriers faced with increasing women’s participation in leadership and decision making, we must first identify what these barriers actually are. What are the …
As a team leader you will often be faced with conflict management scenarios, where you will be called upon to negotiate or mediate and to manage situations that involve conflict. Conflicts are inevitable in any workplace. In fact, they are a good sign of healthy communication and teamwork. But conflicts can also become disruptive and …
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The Women’s Leadership and Development Program is a project grant program that provides funding to women-led organisations with the goal of increasing Women in Leadership roles. This program is part of a larger initiative by governments all around the world, as well and the United Nations Development Programme. The grants are used to provide training …
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If you think finding a career you will love is just for other people, then you are selling yourself short. Do you hate your job? If you do, you’re definitely not alone. After all, the vast majority of people simply fall into a job and stay there even if they don’t like it. Why is …
When you consider the average person spends roughly one-third of their life, or 90,000 hours, at work, it becomes a distinct advantage if you have workplace leadership skills. If you’re like most people, you probably dislike your job and mainly look forward to weekends, bank holidays and paid holidays. However, if you’re reading this article …
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Resilience is defined by Psychology Today as ‘the quality that allows people to be knocked down by life… and to bounce back stronger than ever’. How is it that some people seem to take life’s knocks with a pinch of salt, deal with them without missing a step and carry on, whilst others appear to …
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Women in Leadership and Gender Equality have become hot topics over the last few years, with more Fortune 500 companies seeing the financial benefits from having more women in leadership roles. Ask yourself this question – If women in leadership and gender equality were not important topics, why have women been fighting for equality for …
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Authentic leadership does not require someone to conform to a set of behaviours or expectations that are not in line with their own values or beliefs. Instead, it requires them to be themselves, which can help them better connect with their team, as well as provide more motivation and inspiration. Authentic leadership has many benefits …
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