Are You Receiving Resistance or a Warm Reception?

May 19th, 2016|Categories: Inspiration, Leadership Skills|Tags: , , , , , , |

Do you sometimes feel that your communication flows easily and at other times it is like pulling teeth?  As a leader or manager, would you like to stop getting resistance to your requests, proposals, ideas and suggestions? A Natural Flow When there is a natural flow between people in business, they feel totally comfortable expressing

Asserting Yourself Tactfully

April 1st, 2016|Categories: Inspiration, Leadership Skills|Tags: , , , |

What is preventing you from asserting yourself with your peers, manager, team members, prospects, customers and suppliers?  Do you worry about being rude or pushy or how others will perceive you?  Are you concerned about having a confrontation? Having spent most of my 35 years in business in male dominated environments, I have watched the

Women need confidence to succeed in tough corporate world

July 10th, 2014|Categories: Leadership Skills|Tags: , , , |

Confidence is key A longstanding female colleague recently returned from a week-long premium leadership program in Asia. Paid for by her company, it was an obvious investment in her as “high value talent” given her track record of consistent over-achievement. But what she said next is a distress signal for all ASX-listed chief executives. “Now

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