Connecting, collaborating, communicating. All great words – but they do require us to use another ‘c’ word – courage. They require us to be brave, to step up and drive change through our influential actions and conversations. It still surprises me how many of us put networking in the box which has been labelled in
Author: Margie Warrell Women make great leaders. We are good listeners, naturally perceptive, highly compassionate and wonderful bridge builders. Needless to say, women who reach the highest levels of power have proven themselves time and time again at being incredibly effective at influencing change and delivering results. However we also know that there are still
This article is written by our Guest Blogger Sonia McDonald, CEO & Founder of LeadershipHQ. Sonia has chaired and presented at a number of Liquid Learning Women in Leadership summits including the Women in Retail & FMCG Leadership Summit and the Women in Local Government Leadership Summit. Sonia McDonald, CEO & Founder of LeadershipHQ It is not that women
Author: Young Entrepreneur Council Image Credit: Sergey Nivens, Shutterstock We’ve all read about the qualities it takes to become a great female leader: How to ‘lean in,’ what language to use in order to show an attitude of cooperation, the importance of personal flexibility. In addition to some of these overt actions and the
Ginni Rometty chief executive of IBM: "When did you ever learn the most in life? I guarantee it's a time you felt most at risk." Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit wrapped up Wednesday in Washington, where some 450 executives ranging from General Motors CEO Mary Barra to Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann came
This article is written by our Guest Blogger Dr. Vesna Grubacevic, Founder of 'Qt' and Performance Transformation Expert. Dr. Vesna Grubacevic When was the last time you put off doing something that you said you would do? Do you drag your feet when it comes to taking certain action or completing some tasks like applying for
This article is written by our Guest Blogger Catherine Nolan, Director and Principal Coach at Gender Gap Gone. Catherine has chaired and presented at a number of Liquid Learning Women in Leadership summits, including the upcoming Women in Banking & Financial Services Workshop and Women in Safety Leadership Summit. Catherine Nolan Most organisations have great initiatives in
Assuming a new leadership role can be daunting. Serving in a managerial role one day and a leadership role the next without receiving the “memo” of what leadership looks like is really a recipe for disaster. Without training or coaching, you only have two options: to rely upon the skills that earned you the promotion,
According to Linda A. Hill, professor at Harvard Business School and author of Becoming a Manager,and Kent Lineback, co-author of Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation – who also has many years’ experience in management, executive business and government – there are three key practices managers should be engaging in on a daily basis. They discussed these practices
- Author Janine Garner Too often, team engagement – in particular the engagement between leaders and their key people – is left to HR to manage. This results in a lack of 'big picture' thinking, and a business that isn't operating at optimal levels. If a corporation is going to survive in the 'age of
