'Engagement' Check : Commitment (Part 3 of 3)
This third and final piece in the series is about the final indicator of how to work out the level of employee engagement in a workplace. As we have described in Part One and Part 2 , understanding...
View Article'Engagement' Check: Care (Part 2 of 3)
The level of 'Care' shown by employees is the second most important thing leaders should pay attention to when trying to quickly understand a company's current level of employee engagement. As written...
View Article'Engagement' Check: Conversations (Part 1 of 3)
'Conversations' are the number one thing leaders should pay attention to when trying to quickly understand a company's current level of employee engagement. Very briefly - What is engagement? In...
View Article4 Choices for Leaders to Avoid Wasting Inspiring Moments - Stop That Negative...
Culture change can feel slow at times. Trying to get a large group of people to change their behaviour can take a little time, but it is really exciting to see it when it happens. It doesn't have to...
View ArticleEmpty inbox = happiness...really?
The achievement of success is the achievement of happiness. So how happy are you about the week just gone? I wonder how many people would describe a successful week, or even a successful day as "Yes,...
View ArticleThe real issue with your 2014 resolution
Happy New Year and welcome back from everyone at Corporate Edge. Normally the beginning of a new year is a great time to reflect and re-energise on the opportunities for all of us to grow and achieve...
View Article“L.E.A.D.I.N.G” into Xmas
Does it ever feel like you are being dragged towards Xmas rather than excitedly anticipating it? Does it feel like the days are counting down as fast as a runaway train with no stops to get off and...
View ArticleAttitude of Gratitude
One of the most powerful challenges as a leader is to find the balance between setting and holding yourself and others to high standards whilst not forgetting to keep perspective and celebrate the...
View ArticleTaking ‘business acumen’ from a few senior execs/specialists and turning it...
As a leadership team you’ve put all the right structures and processes in place, your employees have all bought into and are aligned with the organisation’s strategy, and the ‘right’ people are in the...
View ArticleFlow at work, are you in the zone or is your trunk all twisted?
I remember watching the birth of Luk Chai, Australia’s first baby elephant, when it was filmed by 60 minutes a few years back. There were cameras galore, nurses, vets, head zoo keeper, journos and...
View ArticleWork Life Balance – It doesn’t exist!
Interestingly, there are numerous articles around about work-life balance and it is great to occasionally read one that gets the fact that there is no such thing. Why would we be looking for work-life...
View ArticleThe Top 15 Interpersonal Skills for Effective Leadership
What were the key attributes thatcreated your success in the early part of your career progression? The chances are it was your education and technical competence, be it a great sales person, an...
View ArticlePay Attention to the LinkedIn Inspiration Index
If you are a leader in a workplace, pay attention. The Linkedin Inspiration Index can help you. People who score themselves at 80% or above would be 5 x more productive than those who are 40% or...
View ArticleMeasuring the Strength of Your Workplace
In Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman’s research shared in ‘First Break All the Rules, What the World’s Greatest Managers do Differently', it clearly highlights the link between engaged employees and...
View ArticleStruggling with the Juggle? 4 Tips to Help You Thrive
Struggling to find ways to meet ever-increasing work demands without foregoing work/life balance? Yearning to connect more with family and friends and also want to make it to CEO one day? Made it to...
View ArticleMaking Strategy Ownership Personal
It’s Strategy and aligned behaviours that give you great outcomes. Getting your strategy right is only a small part, the real challenge is implementing the strategy, ensuring every person is taking...
View ArticleThe New Leaders
As leaders, we are constantly on the look out for “best practice” in order to challenge ourselves to do better. Who are the companies doing a great job with things like strategy and innovation? Who are...
View ArticleGetting to a ‘Mutual Purpose’
Have you ever had the situation at work or at home where you’ve dug your heels in during a conversation/meeting to get ‘your point across’ to then realise later on that in reality, the people present...
View ArticleWant to know more about E-Learning? Google It
goo·gle /ˈgo͞ogəl/ verb (used without object) 3. (often lowercase) to use a search engine such as Google to find information, a Web site address, etc., on the Internet. It’s a word that says a lot...
View ArticlePositive Vs Negative: What is your ratio?
A recent article by Harvard Business Review http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/03/the_ideal_praise-to-criticism.html posed the question: What is the ideal Praise to Criticism ratio? This is not a question...
View Article
![[imports/adg/photos/213899875_Police-Car-Lights-2.jpg]](http://wehco.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/imports/adg/photos/213899875_Police-Car-Lights-2_t600.jpg?4326734cdb8e39baa3579048ef63ad7b451e7676)
