February is all about leadership

And March and April will too…

Because we’ve reviewed the data and listened to the feedback. Organisations are telling us that they want more support for their leaders – so they can better support their teams.

When people are happy and thriving at work, everything else just works too!

But if things aren’t quite right in your workplace right now, there are some red flags you should be looking out for.

These red flags can be signs that your leaders need more support.

Have you got any of these red flags 🚩going up in your workplace?

Big egos – having all the answers, not listening to others and not delegating tasks.

Unregulated emotions – lack of awareness around emotional triggers, lack of empathy, negativity.

Resistance to change – inflexible, fixed mindsets, discomfort.

Feedback avoidance – not willing to hear from others, taking it personal, making things mean something else.

Inauthenticity – being fake, not showing vulnerability, blaming others.

Leaders, regardless of how long they’ve been in the role benefit from training specifically designed to build their coaching skills. Coaching skills are the key to building positive workplace cultures.

If you’re experiencing some workplace challenges, we’re here to help!

Scroll on to find out more…

What’s the must-have trait for leaders?

Is it resilience? Or vision? Or drive?

No, it’s not!

In her latest blog, Maria discusses which specific trait all leaders need to have and why it’s so important to develop.

Read Maria’s latest blog here…

Unpopular opinion…

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think leaders are being too empathetic. To the point where they are feeling burnt out.

While empathy is important, deeply feeling and taking on other people’s emotions can lead to empathy fatigue.

And this is a contributing factor to leaders feeling exhausted and overwhelmed.

Overemphasising empathy and care for team members can also lead to a lack of constructive feedback, avoiding making difficult decisions, and creating a workplace culture where underperformance is accepted.

Great leaders balance empathy with firm decision-making, ensuring both people and results are prioritised. We can help your leaders develop self-awareness and understand how to manage their energy levels.

As we head towards the federal election, we know disruption and change is on the cards. It’s a time when leaders will need to provide their teams with reassurance and support, while making sure they don’t take too much on themselves.

Chris and I are hosting a FREE insights session on February 19th at 3.30pm – it’s a chance to help you unpack your biggest leadership challenges.

I’m looking forward to providing leaders with insights and tools to help them overcome their struggles so they can continue to thrive at work and build positive workplace cultures.

Keep reading to find out more…

Client Love

Amanda travelled to Western Australia last week to deliver our Job Coach Certification program to this amazing crew from the Waalitj Foundation.

Waalitj Foundation is the CDP provider for the Yaaliku Region, covering Leonora, Laverton, Wiluna, Menzies, Mt Margaret and Mulga Queen.

We love this brilliant feedback from Tahnie…

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦-𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘦𝘵. 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘵.”

And from Meleane…

“𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨! 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵!”

Free stuff for you!

This month we’re not offering a free tool to download from the lab…

We’re offering a LIVE and FREE information session instead!

“The Insights Series”
A short & sharp session to help you overcome your biggest leadership challenges in 2025 – February 18th 2025 at 3.30pm via TEAMS.

How can leaders improve their conflict management skills? One of my favourite tools to use with teams is called Above and Below the Line & BADJER.

It’s a simple, but oh-so-effective tool to help leaders identify behaviours in teams that can cause conflict, leading to a breakdown in trust and relationships.

𝐁𝐀𝐃𝐉𝐄𝐑 is a handy acronym to remember to identify behaviours that are ‘below the line.’

𝐁- Blame

𝐀 – Accuse

𝐃 – Denial

𝐉 – Judgement

𝐄 – Excuses

𝐑 – Recruitment

When these behaviours creep in, they can erode connection and trust. Bringing teams together to talk about positive or ‘Above the Line’ behaviours is a way to overcome BAJDER behaviours.

Creating ‘we will and we won’t’ behaviours are a fantastic way of bringing awareness to how people show up in team environments.

Give it a go today!