Leadership and Motivation Training Blog

Jan 22, Overcoming Low Self Esteem In The Workplace

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 04:01:10 GMT

If you are taking your organization along the high performance path - overcoming low self esteem may be an issue you need to grapple with. Use these tips to enable people to be at their best

Jan 7, An Organization Redesign Process: Redesigning Your Workplace For High Performance

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:36:08 GMT

Here's a snapshot of an organization redesign process that you can use to create a high performance workplace.

Jan 7, Dealing With Change in the Workplace - Dealing With Emotions

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:34:51 GMT

When dealing with change in the workplace, many times leaders miss one of the most important steps -- dealing with people's emotions. Here's how you can navigate this potential minefield.

Jan 7, Managing Resistance To Change In The Workplace

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:33:16 GMT

Managing resistance to change can be made easy by analyzing your key stakeholders sway and power and implementing strategies to ensure they come on board quickly

Jan 7, Changing Workplace Culture

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:28:51 GMT

When changing workplace culture get these first two steps right before you take any other steps in redesigning your organization

Jan 7, Strategies for Managing Change in the Workplace - Getting People Excited!

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:20:05 GMT

One of the strategies for managing change that leaders should excel at is getting people excited to be a part of the change. Here is how you can easily do this.

Jan 7, Managing Change In The Workplace

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:18:14 GMT

Managing change in the workplace is a constant for all leaders. Use the tips in this series of articles to help your change management process run more smoothly

Jan 3, Receiving Feedback

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:54:25 GMT

Being Open to Receiving Feedback enables you to tap into more of your potential

Jan 3, Qualities of Good Leadership

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:34:42 GMT

The qualities of good leadership are easy to define, identifying leadership skills is also easy ... practising the art of good leadership is not quite as easy ...

Dec 29, Charismatic Leadership: It Can Be A Blessing and A Curse!

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:03:44 GMT

Charismatic Leadership certainly has its place. Discover the advantages and disadvantages of being a charismatic leader and the leadership qualities that can round out this leadership style

Dec 28, Thank You

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:30:53 GMT

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Dec 28, Personalized DISC Success Insights Profile

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:30:04 GMT

Purchase your Success Insights DISC Profile Report and discover why you may annoy some people and what you can do about it to ensure your career success

Dec 28, Motivate and Inspire Others At Work

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:25:51 GMT

You can motivate and inspire others by using this quadrant to identify what gets you (and others) out of bed. Is it Inspiration or Desperation?

Dec 22, Leadership Assessment Tools: Self Assessments To Help You Track Your Leadership Capability

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:28:54 GMT

Here are a few free self-assessment leadership assessment tools. But do make sure you read the note at the bottom about the best way to know if you are on or off track

Nov 28, Six Types of Nonverbal Communication Clues You Can Use At Work

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:16:18 GMT

Six Types of Nonverbal Communication Clues. Reading others and their body language is important to your leadership career success. Use these tips to successfully navigate your way.

Nov 26, Optimism vs Pessimism - How an Optimist Tends to Outperform a Pessimist

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:45:44 GMT

Optimism vs Pessimism - it's not a fair fight! Optimists tend to outperform pessimists in all respects. So how do you know if you are an optimist or a pessimist?

Nov 24, Transactional Leadership - Does It Work For High Performance Organizations?

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:32:33 GMT

Transactional Leadership suggests that people are motivated by rewards and punishment. High performance leaders understand that people are inspired beyond more than $

Nov 24, Signs Of A Bad Relationship In The Workplace

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:27:51 GMT

Whether at work or at home knowing these signs of a bad relationship will help you to stop the rot before it is too late. Use these tips to lessen relationship problems.

Nov 20, How To Handle Difficult People At Work

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:40:38 GMT

Need to know how to handle difficult people at work? This 6 step process will help you get individual and team performance back on track

Nov 20, Dealing With Difficult Employees: Suicide If You Don't Do It Well

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 04:24:02 GMT

Shying away from dealing with difficult employees? Here's why your entire team's performance is nose-diving and what to do to get it back on track fast!

Nov 3, How to Avoid The 360 Degree Appraisal Time Bomb!

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:51:06 GMT

A 360 degree appraisal is often a significant factor in any leader's career. Discover what you, the leader, and your organization need to do to avoid the catastrophe that 360 degree performance evaluations can become

Oct 7, Mid-Life Crisis

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:28:55 GMT

I love your website. Thanks for writing. I'm in a mid-life crisis - I've done everything I ever wanted to professionally (creative director, fashion designer,

Oct 7, The Purpose of Leaders

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 07:18:13 GMT

The difference between managers and leaders: a) Managers do not instigate growth, Leaders instigate growth by letting go of the past, and creating a

Oct 7, 9,1 Pilot

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:56:31 GMT

Can you please expand on why a 9,1 oriented pilot would be preferable in a crash situation. Thank you. Shelley's Reply Thanks for asking the question.

Sep 23, Delivering Happiness At Work

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:07:44 GMT

Have just been reading Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh - CEO of Zappos - highly recommend it. A fabulous book for any leader who wants to be inspired and inspiring. A bit portion of the book is dedicated to the values that helped Zappos succeeed - you may like to read more about how to create values here: < ahref="http://www.leadership-and-motivation-training.com/developing-team-values.html">Team Values

Sep 23, Delivering Happiness At Work

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:07:42 GMT

May 25, Self Improvement and Motivation: The Doorways To Your Success

Wed, 25 May 2011 02:38:42 GMT

Self Improvement and Motivation are the doorways to your success. These articles will help you on your journey of self discovery

May 12, Dealing With Difficult People At Work

Thu, 12 May 2011 05:03:42 GMT

Dealing with difficult people at work is a fact of life. This series of articles helps you to discover the influence tactics that will enable you to get the best from just about anyone...

May 12, Improve Your Ability To Influence Difficult People

Thu, 12 May 2011 02:53:52 GMT

When you improve your ability to influence difficult people your leadership career will skyrocket!

May 1, Create an Organization Culture That Performs

Sun, 01 May 2011 04:25:45 GMT

Use These Articles & Resources To Create A High Performance Organization Culture

May 1, Design Organization Structure and Work Processes For High Performance

Sun, 01 May 2011 04:15:28 GMT

Poor organization design is one of the leading causes of low performance. Understand how your organization structure and work processes are impacting on your organization culture and consequently performance ...

May 1, Teamwork in the Workplace Starts With The Individual

Sun, 01 May 2011 04:08:28 GMT

There is no I in teamwork ... Rubbish! Teamwork in the workplace begins, ends and thrives because of the individual - discover how to make your team stronger

Apr 15, Online Business Coaching: Ask Shelley A Question

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:13:30 GMT

Get free online business and leadership coaching by asking Breakthrough Leadership Coach, Shelley Holmes, a question

Mar 17, Working Hard and Being Poor Sucks!

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:57:04 GMT

I've just come across a great program by Wendy Robbins who was on the hugely popular TV Series "Homemade Millionaire" with Kelly Ripa. There are plenty of law of attraction products around - and this one should help you to manifest money ... which we all want right?? She is offering 50% off her "Sleep Your Way To Success" program. This program helps you to tap into your power Source while you sleep. If you've had enough of working hard and not seeing your efforts rewarded then it is time to do something different. Take the time to watch the video I'm sure you'll get benefit from it. Check it out now! In appreciation, Shelley

Feb 16, Specific Appreciation

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:49:17 GMT

Specific appreciation of work should be in front of others but area of improvement sholuld be discussed separately. Note From Shelley People who are

Feb 16, Integrity Is A Quality of Good Leadership

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:42:18 GMT

A good leader should always lead the employees to do what is right and good. An honest leader sets an example that inspires greatness. Who can be inspired

Jan 10, Positive attitude in the workplace

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:59:13 GMT

In everyday life, challenges can be met left and right. In my own experience, getting through the day needs great motivation. At times it is difficult

Jan 6, Dynamic

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:57:41 GMT

Dynamic Optimistic Courageous Emotionally stable Compassionate Understanding Note From Shelley Hi Janine Thanks for contributing. I like the idea of

Jan 6, Achieve Your Goals And Dreams

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 20:35:14 GMT

I have just come across the best inspiration software - it displays positive messages and images on your computer screen while you work. Imagine having your own inspirational thoughts about your goals and dreams coming into your subconscious while you work. It's amazing. If you want to achieve your goals, build your self confidence or create success in any area of your life this program is well worth checking out.

Dec 21, What Are Barriers to Communication

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:37:58 GMT

What are barriers to communication? Shelley Replies Hi Maboshe Thanks for your question - I love this question because effective communication is one

Dec 21, Taking Ownership

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:25:09 GMT

Taking Ownership of issues around you Taking control of situations Being Trustworthy Have a VISION that has an element of universal good. Drive people

Dec 12, Do You Have a Toxic Workplace?

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:14:14 GMT

What Is A Toxic Workplace? ... a workplace that's not learnt to balance the need for profits with concern about the heart and soul of its people

Dec 8, Survey Feedback

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 06:53:42 GMT

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Dec 8, Ability to connect with people

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:07:13 GMT

Leaders should, first and foremost, be able to connect with people. They must be authentic in their interest of others and appreciative of individual

Nov 3, Types of Conflict in the Workplace

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:59:21 GMT

Here are the five most common types of conflict in the workplace. Along with two tips for dealing with the most common (and complex)... personality conflicts at work

Oct 14, Trustworthy

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:04:10 GMT

Charismatic Kind Generous Calm Thoughtful Open Note from Shelley: Thanks for Sharing Elizabeth this is a great list. Charisma is one of those leadership

Oct 7, Conflict Management Strategies: Communicating With Power Using Disc

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:19:50 GMT

Discover in this ecourse Communicating With Power the Conflict Management Strategies you need to succeed at work

Aug 30, Want To Discover the Secrets of Master Communicators?

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:00:12 GMT

Your body does most of your communicating - so become a master at getting your message across. If you've ever wanted to ace an interview, an appraisal or a presentation then you'll really want to watch these videos closely. Discover why you sometimes take an instant like or dislike to someone. Did you know your body is capable of giving off more than 700,00 different signals? In these videos you'll learn how to give the right signal for the message you want to deliver.

Aug 27, Personal Development Journey Of Your Life

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:44:08 GMT

Hold on to your hat if you are contemplated becoming a principle centred leader. It's certainly going to help you grow as an individual

Jul 8, Conducting An Employee Performance Review in a High Performance Organization

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:32:56 GMT

An Employee Performance Review - often known as the performance appraisal - is a whole different beast in a high performance organization from that ...