As a leader or manager you are in a position where you have more impact than most. While your intention will always be for that impact to be positive, sometimes it’s affected by factors you may not be aware of. Your reputation for example.

If you have a reputation for being strong or principled, then chances are your words and your directions will have more impact than someone with a reputation for not walking the talk. Where there’s a misalignment, problems will arise. They may be small or they may be not so small but they will be problems nevertheless.

Episode Highlights

• Seeking feedback can be a challenging process but don’t let that stop you from doing soIn order for the feedback to be as honest as possible, you’re going to need to have a third party help you out. They will be receiving and collating the feedback before you receive it.
• How you can identify your participantsYou are after a 360 degree view so don’t just go to staff that report directly to you.
• Identifying your questionsThe goal is to know what people think rather than who thinks it.
• Review the feedback.
• The moment of truth! At this step it might be helpful to have someone run through this with you, to help you interpret and reflect on the results

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Though all of us have the same amount of time each day, it seems that some folks use that time more effectively than others. While we might like to think it’s because they don’t have as much on their plate as we do, that’s often not the case. Often they actually have more to do but they have just set themselves up to be extremely effective.

While this may take a little effort to set up, you don’t have to be superhuman to do this yourself. If you follow hacks below you should be able to get an extra hour of ‘value’ out of your work day. Whether you choose to use that hour to knock off earlier or to put it to other uses is up to you.

Episode Highlights:

• Performance vs Productivity, Effectiveness vs Efficiency
• Hack # 1 - Take Control Of Your Email and how he 4D rule  can make you more efficient  Do, Defer, Delegate and Delete 
• Hack # 2 - Clear Your Desk - There is nothing like a clear desk. Some folks say they find clutter reassuring because then they know where they can find things. The trouble with this thinking is that you’re faced with constant reminders and remnants of unfinished work.
• Hack # 3 - Meet On Your Feet - How a stand up meeting has a total different level of engagement
• Hack # 4 - Do. One. Thing.Listen in to the episode to find out the extra 6 bonus hacks to improve your performance as a manager

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Workplace diversity has been a pretty hot topic in recent years. Most people think of diversity in terms such as gender, age, race or physical or intellectual ability. And rightly so, as diversity based on these characteristics add tremendous value to a workplace.

However, there is a less talked about form of diversity that has a huge impact on how teams and businesses operate. Cognitive diversity refers to the differing perspectives or information processing styles that we have. The ways in which we take in information, how we process that information, and how we make decisions based on that information. We discussed it on this week's podcast episode

Episode Highlights:

• Most of us are knowledge workers these days, hence the way in which we organise and process information has a huge impact on the work that we doBy ensuring diversity in styles across the team, you are more likely to achieve the best outcomes for all concerned.
• We need to be able to switch between one perspective and then the other(s). You can't hold multiple perspectives at the same time. So what does that mean when we're managing people and managing teams?
• Being able to switch effectively between perspectives will greatly enhance your problem solving and team building skills. But first it helps to know what those different perspectives look like.
• How we receive informationHow to balance cognitive diversity In the workplace

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We’ve been long time fans of profiling tools and use them almost every day in our business. Our primary tool is the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), but we’re always keen to learn about other tools that can be of value to our clients. We recently became accredited in Clarity 4D and want to share some of what we learned here (you can also listen to us talk about it in this podcast episode).Like the MBTI, Clarity 4D is partly based on Carl Jung’s psychological preferences around the dynamics of thinking and behaviour, and the ancient ‘elements’ of fire, water, air and earth. While Clarity 4D is not as thorough as MBTI, it’s certainly useful and is a great introduction to profiling for teams who are new to it.

In this episode:

• The four profiles in Clarity 4D are represented by colours Each colour relates to the elements and the ‘energy’ or characteristics of those elements as noted in the graphic below.
• Each profile has a preference for either introversion or extroversion and thinking or feeling. Preferences for intuition and sensing are not differentiated in Clarity 4D.
• The 4 in 4D doesn’t refer to the colours though, it refers to the four dimensions of ourselves and our development.
• D = Discover, Discuss, Diversify and Develop Clarity 4D gives you a framework that you can use either alone or with others who have an understanding of it.

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In a recent post we covered 4 Simple Steps to Create a High Performing Career. Today we’re upping the ante with 10 more, but these are focussed specifically on ramping things up within the organisation that you are currently in.

Episode Highlights:

• You may have or have had a coach or mentor from within the organisation already but we’d invite you to think outside the box with this one.Y
• ou aren’t just looking for support, you are looking for someone to challenge you
• Have you considered upskilling others even when they don’t need it? Or running in-house workshops that pass your skills on? Is there a project outside of your direct role that you could add value to?
• Take some professional risks.
• What are those things that you're doing each day that are leading or contributing to your success?
• Spend ten minutes a day reading up on what’s happening within your field or industry.
• Find or create some data about the organisation that would be useful to others and write a paper that makes that data meaningful.
• Your progress in the organisation will always be relative to the perception that others have of you. 
• Invite others in the organisation to share openly and honestly what their perception is with you.
• Spend a few minutes now to write down your top five talents or skills and see what ideas come up when you arrange them in various combinations. (Yes, this can count towards your 10 ideas per day habit).

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If you’re an introverted manager, chances are that you will occasionally find your preference for introversion is challenged by your role as a people leader. That’s not to say that introverts don’t make good managers or leaders. It just means that sometimes there’s a need to take on extroverted behaviour in order to be effective.

To clarify. That doesn’t mean you have to ‘be’ an extrovert, just that it helps to take on extroverted behaviours.

Episode Highlights:

• 3 important tips for introverted managers
• What is introversion?
• The framework around introversion
• Contrary to often held beliefs, introversion doesn’t mean to be shy or aloof or withdrawn
• How an introverted person is more likely to think, then speak, then think againHow introverts make decisions and finalise discussions
• Why people with an introverted preference may sometimes appear a little bit closed off or less engaged in a conversation than an extrovert.
• How your value can’t really be felt unless it’s actually shared.
• How you can leave a meeting knowing that  a situation or issue has been dealt with to the satisfaction of those involved.
• 3 tips for introverted managers:

1.  Share information sooner
2. Be expressive 
3. Prepare for meetings and discussions in advance

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Extroverted managers are in their element when it comes to management and leadership. Not necessarily because they are better at it than introverts but because extroverts are people people. They are energised by the group dynamic and develop their ideas by bouncing them off others.

In an earlier podcast episode we shared our 3 top tips for introverted leaders. The blog post included a ‘primer’ on introversion, to clarify what we meant by the term.

This was necessary because introversion is often misunderstood. Extroversion is less misunderstood so a primer isn’t necessary, except to say that a primary distinction between the two is that introverts, think then talk, whereas extroverts tend to talk then think, or, talk as they think.

And although the people dynamic comes more easily to extroverts, or rather, because the people dynamic comes more easily to extroverts, sometimes it’s good for them to flex their style to become more effective in their role.Here are our top 3 tips for managers with a preference for extroversion.

Episode Highlights: 

• Avoid being imposing or demanding
• Listen consciously
• Pause and wait for a response

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People leaders are no stranger to  'mind fullness'. Not only do they have their head crowded with their own issues, but usually there are a dozen or more team issues keeping their mind full also.

We've got five tips to share that can help you be more mindful. You can hear them on our podcast or you can read them below. Or you can do both. You are, after all, a ninja leader!

In this episode:

• How a full mind can lead to many forms of stresses
• Why you are always on the lookout for what’s next?
• The difference between mind fullness and mindfulness
• How being mindful can lead to better decision making
• How to make your actions more impactful
• Top 5 tips for mindfulness in the workplace
• Taking control of how you feelUse affirming body language
• Listen intently rather than with intent
• Express kindness to others
• Reflect - Put a checklist on your mirror to bring your awareness to them until they become habitual. If it seems to much to take them all on at once then do them one at a time.

And remember, it's even more fun with a friend. Enlist someone else to be mindful with you so you can support each other and become ninja like together. 

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Leading people creates stress and puts pressure on your health and well-being. But as a leader, it's important for you to set a standard that not only keeps you in top shape, but sets an example for your team to follow.And while you no doubt know what you need to be doing to take care of yourself, chances are you may not be. We covered our five top tips for self care in this week's podcast episode.

Episode Highlights:

• Meditate - This is one of the most powerful things we can do for our health yet it's one that many people resist. We think it's because people a) misunderstand exactly what meditation is, and b) have unrealistic expectations about what the experience should be.
• Move your body - We are designed to move and need to move to maintain strength, flexibility and even posture. We certainly weren't designed to sit at desks or in front of screens all day. So for those of us who are working in an office or home office environment, we need to do extra to compensate for the movement that's not happening.
• Turn up the positive - As adults we need to work a little harder to counteract the streams of negative influences that come our way. Bad news on the television. Gossip and rumours in the workplace or home. Even bad experiences like being cut off in traffic, having someone steal your car, be rude to your or even worse.
• Hydrate - Apart from making the body sluggish it also makes the mind sluggish. That's not good for anyone but especially not good for you as a leader with people depending on you to make good decisions.
• Get outdoors - We don't need to tell you about the benefits of fresh air vs conditioned air but there is lot more to being outdoors than just that.
• Your well-being challenge

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