In this theme you'll find as many articles on managing yourself
as on managing others. A work or business team is often
likened to a sports team and it's not hard to see why. Contributing
on the playing field or on the water (for those of us who like
rowing!) demands acute awareness of your own actions at the same
time as keeping tabs on everyone else. When you can't see
everything that's going on, and you haven't time to
process events logically, you soon realise you need
other ways to gather vital information. You need to intuit, to
feel.
Wherever there are people there are issues, let's face it, and
this is the section where we handle them.We're sure you'll
recognise certain characters like the bully boss, the team
member who doesn't pull her weight ... even the
smelly room-mate.
Many of the articles are pieces of advice for members who've
written in. Some we have answered and for others we've turned to
experts for their experience and input. If you have burning
questions you need help with, contact us, and we'll try to
help!
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23 July 2010
By Sally Mabelle, the "Voice of Leadership" specialist
How do you manage to stay focused on 'the big picture' of your vision and purpose in your organisation? Your primary job as a leader is to be a wayshower and guiding light, helping others to stay focused on the mission and reason they’re doing what they’re doing.
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22 July 2010
By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes
Have you recently been promoted and are new to a leadership role? Now what? How do you successfully lead when you are young, female and the people who you are leading are older, more experienced and usually male? This was a question sent to us by one of our members and her concerns are not unusual. Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes has very useful tips based on her own personal experience on how to handle your first taste of leadership successfully.
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14 July 2009
By Jennifer Mills, Employment Partner with Minter Ellison Rudd Watts,
There is worldwide concern about the reach and possible impact of the swine flu pandemic. But beyond the headlines, how relevant is it to your business? The impact could potentially be far reaching and more complex than you might at first think.
Tags: , legal, health and wellbeing
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12 April 2009
By Sarah Wilshaw-Sparkes
This 2005 book was recommended to us by Philippa Reed, Chief Executive of the EEO Trust. It's about how and why there are so few women in Boardrooms and senior teams in the big companies and what can be done about it. In the process, it also sets out the business case for why Board Chairs, CEOs and their shareholders should care - a topic close to Professionelle's heart, as many of you will know!
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22 February 2009
By Sally Mabelle, the "Voice of Leadership" specialist.
What do you do when you feel stressed or frustrated at a meeting? Have you ever sat there and felt like no one was noticing you or hearing you? Have you ever felt thwarted or blocked? Or plain steamrolled? Sally Mabell shares her 5 step process for keeping control of yourself and achieving the outcomes you want.
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22 February 2009
By Supriya Rathod
Intuition is defined as the act of knowing or sensing without the use of any rational processes. It is often replaced with words like insight, instinct or perception. We all have it and we all use it to varying degrees. Nature has enabled women to develop their intuitive skills to a greater degree than most men. In business, executives pay attention to what they refer to as 'gut instinct' but a huge number of decisions are based on recommendations backed up with facts even if you 'know' that it is not necessarily the right thing to do.
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12 January 2009
By David Maister
David Maister is well known writer on issues facing professional service firms but his thoughts apply much more widely. His 2005 article on an important aspect of client relationship building - friendship - contains many transferable lessons to networking. He provides advice from how (and why) to make small talk, to the attitudes and approaches that help you build social capital in meaningful and authentic ways
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13 November 2008
By Marguerite Durling, Diabetes NZ Auckland
Many of you will have heard about the 'diabetes epidemic' but too often little is known of this invisible killer. Diabetes is emerging fast as the biggest health catastrophe the world has ever seen. Much of the daily burden will fall squarely on the shoulders of employers. What can managers expect?
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24 October 2008
By Helen McKay
The book provides a compelling focus on what Tannen describes as the most fraught and passionate connection of women's lives: the mother-daughter relationship. Tannen is a Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University in the US which gives the rigour of academic analysis but also explores very real interactions.
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10 September 2008
By Lee Wilkinson, Communicate Ltd
Professional women who can talk freely about their achievements and readily put a bit of gloss on things are rare birds. And it's not just what we say but how we say it. Lee Wilkinson gives very practical pointers on how to deliver messages in a confident manner.