Learning to not always say “yes” (or “no”): It’s a conversation
Learning to not always say “yes” (or “no”): It’s a conversation A few months ago, my boss sent an email to me and all Kwela consultants asking if any of [...]
Liz 2023-01-13T18:50:55+00:00 January 13th, 2023|
Learning to not always say “yes” (or “no”): It’s a conversation A few months ago, my boss sent an email to me and all Kwela consultants asking if any of [...]
Liz 2022-12-01T00:26:01+00:00 November 30th, 2022|
Avoiding the #1 Presentation Skills Mistake By now you have all seen TED talks – combining near-perfect phrasing, intonation, body language, images, all built around a central theme to make [...]
Liz 2022-10-14T01:11:12+00:00 October 14th, 2022|
The Gift of Vulnerability I sat in the middle of a meeting room recently, right inside the middle of the u-shaped arrangement of tables and chairs, and asked a group [...]
Liz 2022-09-15T19:45:04+00:00 September 15th, 2022|
Balancing Workload Demands with Leadership Development Leadership development initiatives are intended to create leaders who optimize results through engaged employees. But the feedback I hear frequently is “How do I [...]
Liz 2022-08-11T23:19:48+00:00 August 11th, 2022|
Radical Discipline: the Key to Implementing Strategy That great strategist, Winston Churchill, reportedly said “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results”, and management consultants Alan Branche [...]
Liz 2022-07-14T18:48:02+00:00 July 14th, 2022|
Upward Feedback: How can I help? “People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers.” We’ve heard this over and over again, and it’s true. But the reverse is also [...]
Liz 2022-06-17T15:52:38+00:00 June 17th, 2022|
Managing in a Remote Environment How does one manage people in a remote environment? Remote teams are actually nothing new but have become mainstream since the beginning of the COVID-19 [...]
Liz 2022-05-14T01:30:54+00:00 May 14th, 2022|
Leaders Need Support, Too “It’s lonely at the top” is something we’ve heard a lot. It implies that leadership – especially senior leadership – can be at times isolating. And [...]
Liz 2022-09-15T17:18:03+00:00 May 12th, 2022|
Lessons Learned I recently wrote a blog post about the issue of having cameras on in interactive virtual learning events. Although I find that video and the ability to read [...]
Liz 2022-08-18T18:18:51+00:00 April 13th, 2022|
Mastering Fear and Presenting With Confidence Acting like someone you’re not in order to fake confidence works on TV, but not when presenting. Not being your true self while presenting [...]