Workplace Insights
Read our latest articles on leadership and team development.
Want to Know What Your Employees Are Really Thinking?
In today’s rapidly changing business world, companies cannot rely only on top-down evaluations to measure leadership effectiveness.
Leadership Emerges – From Trench Worker to True Team Leader
Most managers deeply care about their teams. They work long hours, take responsibility for performance, and genuinely want people to feel supported and productive.
Team Development Workshops – Rebuilding What Was Lost
Most managers deeply care about their teams. They work long hours, take responsibility for performance, and genuinely want people to feel supported and productive.
What Managers Cannot (or Will Not) Do
Most managers deeply care about their teams. They work long hours, take responsibility for performance, and genuinely want people to feel supported and productive.
Why Every Team Needs a Development Workshop – Even High-Performers
Most managers believe their teams are “doing fine” - until they are not. Signs of strain may start with a missed deadline, a key player resigning quietly, or rising tension during what used to be productive meetings.
Upward Bullying: When Managers Are Bullied by Employees
When workplace bullying is dealt with, the focus is generally directed at employees being mistreated by their managers or supervisors.
The Big Disconnect: When Leaders Are Out Of Touch With Their People
Leadership is about more than setting goals and delivering results. It is all about people. When leaders are out of touch with their employees, the effects are significant and can be destructive.
What Happens When There’s a Lack of Humanity in the Workplace?
In a business context, humanity refers to emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, compassion, and dignity in the way business leaders treat their employees, customers, and the communities they serve.
Tokenism in the South African Workplace: The Hidden Damage It Causes
In a country as diverse as South Africa - and with its complex history - ongoing transformation toward diversity, equity and inclusion in business is essential for social and economic progress.
What Damage Does Harassment Do To Employees And Companies?
Harassment in the workplace is more than just uncomfortable or inappropriate behaviour that can be ignored or swept under the table. It has serious and far-reaching effects on both employees and the companies they work for.
Preparing For The Workplace Of The Future
Emotional intelligence (EI) encompasses several facets: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills. These are qualities that employers value highly and that play a pivotal role in professional and personal development.
Genders Role In Emotional Intelligence At Work
There is a direct link between emotional intelligence and innovation in the workplace - and it hinges on trust. Emotional intelligence helps to build trust among team members. Trust is built when every member of the team understands and responds to each other’s emotions with empathy.
