Empathy is a vital emotional skill to build on but at the same time, as with any behaviour, we can do this in overdrive. In any workplace, empathy is a non-negotiable leadership skill. Leaders and executives who demonstrate empathy create [...]
Soft skills, or human skills, define how we engage with others and include leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, to name a few. Many other cognitive and socio-emotional skills come into play, and these skills often provide the foundation for [...]
Great leaders operate with multifaceted awareness—balancing their thoughts, emotions, and external feedback. We cannot lead ourselves or others if self-awareness is missing. For example, we cannot demonstrate empathy if we aren’t self-aware first. Self-awareness has 3 main components; our thoughts [...]
Connection is a core human need; we are all wired to connect. Connection is non-negotiable in the workplace, especially with increasing AI and a global skills shortage. Strong human relationships foster collaboration, innovation, and adaptability, ensuring teams leverage their skills [...]
Inclusivity is a word that we hear about a lot and for good reason. We need to foster inclusive leadership in any role, and in particular leadership roles where you lead by example and motivate others. When looking at what [...]
Well, here we are, almost at the end of 2024! The year has flown by, and it has certainly been a big year here at RG Dynamics. Working with many new clients, we have been in flow running our 12-month [...]
For many years, I’ve been aware of and used the term Energy Vampires. These energetic distractions rear their ugly heads often when helping leaders ramp up productivity or teams looking at ways to minimise distraction. Energy vampires can certainly hinder [...]
We all know we need to review and renew expectations of ourselves and our team regularly. Investing in the time to do this is often missed. We can get caught up in the ‘doing’ of leading and working and fail [...]
September 14 is RUOK Day! For me, I believe we should be checking in with others and ourselves every day. The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that over two in five Australians aged 16-85 years (43.7% or 8.6 million people) [...]
I’d love to ask you a question. “Do you and those within your organisation feel confident in being open to sharing mistakes and challenges at work?” Over the last few years, I have asked this question to leaders, executives, business [...]
Many high-performing clients I am working with tell me they feel punished. Punished for what you may be thinking? In their words, they were punished for high performance, over achieving and exceeding expectations. Here are a few examples of how [...]
One of the biggest challenges in achieving collaborative communication is managing different communication styles and perspectives. Overcoming these challenges requires active effort from team members to listen, be open to new ideas, and adopt flexible communication styles that work for [...]
