by Karen Morley | Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation, Performance
Much of how we see our success as individuals is tied to our everyday experiences of our work. On a daily basis, we make judgments about how important our work is, and how much effort we will put in to it. We decide whether we like the people we work with and whether...
by Karen Morley | Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Performance
When leaders coach, they create a culture that is empowering and energising. When coached, people develop, their motivation elevates, and they engage more deeply. Organisations with excellent cultural support for coaching experience 13% better business results and 39%...
by Lisa Suling-Maslin | Career Acceleration, Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation
Have you ever struggled to get your voice heard in work meetings? Do people talk over you or constantly interrupt you, causing you to shrink into a corner?Learn how to be more influential at work.Most of us can identify with the feeling of not being heard when there...
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Unconscious bias
A CEO mentioned recently his frustration with a few of his Senior Leaders who play the ‘merit card’ whenever diversity is raised. In doing so, they stymie good initiatives. Each small block they construct rebuilds the wall as fast as the CEO and supportive leaders...
by Karen Morley | Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation
Amy cultivated trust in her team by delegating more after she experienced a challenging incident. Amy was invited to accept a senior leadership role for which she had no technical training. She took up the challenge. But she had doubts about her fit for the role. So...
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
Or, how to shift attention from Catherine Brenner and lipstick, to why corporate leaders in major financial institutions take illegal actions and make corrupt decisions. And why it took a Royal Commission to bring this to light. What is the connection between...
by Karen Morley | Career acceleration, Gender diversity, Leadership
It was Madeleine Albright who used the powerfully galvanising phrase “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” She was ostensibly supporting Hillary Clinton’s US presidential candidacy. However, what she did was to reinforce the Queen Bee...
by Karen Morley | Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation, Performance
Leaders have relentlessly high standards – many people may think these standards are unreasonably high. Amazon Leadership Principles Jeff Bezos, in his Letter to Shareowners 18-4-18, highlights how leaders can, and why they should, aim for very high standards. 1) Make...
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
#IWD2018 has been and gone. #metoo has shaken things up. How to make progress on gender equality following #metoo? Keep noticing progress. The gender equality landscape has changed dramatically over the past year. #metoo has shaken the world. Rightly so. That it has...
by Karen Morley | Career Acceleration, Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation
“I know my strengths. I’m very good at managing relationships and being collaborative, and at strategic thinking. I don’t like structure, and the usual business tasks of planning, budgeting and monitoring. I know that I overplay my strengths, and that I rely on them...
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
It’s time for women to get credit for their ideas. Yesterday, Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Departmental Secretary Frances Adamson declared that the days of allowing men to take credit for women’s ideas are over. Even women as successful...
by Karen Morley | Leadership
The weight of evidence on the value of diversity continues to grow. For those swayed by the weight of evidence… or who need some evidence to do some swaying, check out Scott Page’s latest research. Diversity of thinking comes from diverse people:...
by Karen Morley | Career Acceleration, Leadership, Motivation
If you are a leader and you want to bring out the best in others and be both powerful and good, focus on the positive and minimize the negative, and grant your power generously. I was reminded of the challenges of leadership power in a recent coaching conversation....
by Karen Morley | Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Motivation
Being appreciated is fundamental to feeling engaged at work. Leaders continue to have challenges engaging their people, keeping them satisfied and performing at their best. Not enough time is spent at a fundamental human level, in letting people know that what they do...
by Karen Morley | Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Performance
Shareholders are generally skeptical about investment to improve employee satisfaction and happiness. They believe that investment in employee satisfaction programs is an unnecessary expense. They are unaware of the value that employee satisfaction programs contribute...
by Karen Morley | Leadership
Steve Vamos was spot on when he recently advocated that as a manager you should aim for being a coach rather than a control freak. Leaders are under great pressure to produce results at a faster pace, with greater innovation, fewer resources, and less certainty....
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
The 19 Victorian Male Champions of Change (MCC) recently reported on the progress they are making towards gender-balanced organisations. In their report, the leaders write: ‘Our best lesson over the last 12 months has been to experience what happens when men step up...
by Karen Morley | Career Acceleration, Leadership, Motivation, Performance
Let me share with you three simple yet powerful leadership tweaks that will help you boost your career. What got you here won’t get you there. This phrase, which comes from Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, is a very powerful one. Continuing to do more of what you’re good at is...
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Leadership, Unconscious bias
The social divisions that have followed the US election draw into sharp relief how difficult it is to create a real sense of belonging and inclusion for everyone. For those of us concerned with inclusion, how do we bridge the faultlines in our own organizations and...
by Karen Morley | Gender diversity, Leadership, Performance, Unconscious bias
No doubt by now you’re familiar with the following: women tend to wait to apply for promotional roles until they are 100% ready, whereas men jump in when they are just 60% ready. This article can help you to accelerate your career if you know you’ve got talent, have...