Managing Your Online Team
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Beware of These Four Deadly Sins of Toxic Work Culture
If you think hiring the best employees is the hardest part, think again. Research shows that more than hiring, retaining your best workers is actually more challenging. Aside from proper compensation, you also need to ensure a healthy workplace culture. Otherwise, you’ll find yourself posting on job boards often. Fortunately, Wharton professor and best-selling author…
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The AU Entrepreneur’s Guide To Making Remote Work More Asynchronous
For most organisations, remote work simply involves taking their offices online -along with the bad habits that permeated them. This is where problems start. Daily in-person meetings were replaced by back-to-back Zoom calls, which inevitably caused Zoom fatigue. And instead of physical distractions, team members have to constantly deal with online notifications via Slack or…
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7 Brutal Truths About Good Leadership
Great leaders ensure that their followers are seen, heard, and valued. In order words, they make people feel good. However, adopting good values and extending them to others takes tons of effort. And being the best leader you can be means having to face brutal truths somewhere along the way. Let’s take a look: Not…
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Four Ways to Open Up to Your Team Without Oversharing
Leaders who reveal a more personal side to them are viewed as more authentic. Establishing personal connections with the team helps everyone perform better and also function better as a collective unit. But of course, going all TMI can also be detrimental since it ends up with managers inadvertently undermining themselves. As a result, they…
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8 Onboarding Tips To Help New Hires Succeed in the Remote Workplace
The first few weeks at work are arguably the toughest for a new hire. Things can easily get intimidating, if not overwhelming. Throw in potential technical difficulties and it can easily result in a struggle to connect with the entire team. Hence, employers need an effective virtual onboarding process to ensure that new staffers find…
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Is Your Leadership Style Working? Here Are 6 Signs That It’s Time to Change
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to leadership. What may work for other entrepreneurs might not give you the best results. Conversely, your proven strategies can fall short when applied to another business. But regardless of the methods, managers can all agree on the negative effects of poor leadership. When this happens, it’s time to make a…
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6 Military Leadership Ideas You Can Apply to Your Business
Leaders set the tone in every organisation. However, it can be challenging to set the correct one. The military might be the last thing that comes to mind when we think about setting the tone in an SME or a business. But there’s no denying the particular sort of order inherent in their leaders and…
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5 Ways To Prevent Your Rock Star Employees From Jumping Ship
Having smart, talented people on your team is always an advantage. However, amidst the ongoing talent war and the Great Resignation, the last thing you need is your top employees getting snapped up by your rival companies. Ugh. Fortunately, there’s a way to find out whether your star employee is seriously considering another offer. And…
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What Makes a Great Leader? (Hint: It’s Not Your Title)
There’s so much more to being a leader than a title. It entails sacrifice, hard work, and dedication. More importantly, it boils down to who you are at the core. However, many managers forget how to be a good leaders. Instead, they focus on the status it brings them – and become obsessed with prestige…
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The Hourglass Method AKA How To Say No Effectively
Business leaders have to be decisive. You need to know how to ask for what you want- and express what you don’t want. In no uncertain terms While the latter may be difficult, it’s highly necessary. Saying no saves you time, energy, and focus. More importantly, it helps build respect and establishes boundaries between you…