Leadership Blog Archive

Performing Under Pressure

by InspireOne Team | Jun 8, 2023 | Leadership

What is a bigger challenge – The Pressure or the Deliverable? With years of experience, it becomes apparent that ‘Performance’ and ‘Pressure’ are two things to be dealt with. One is to manage the pressure we feel and second, is to perform...

Strategies for High Potential Leadership Development

by InspireOne Team | May 19, 2023 | Leadership

Harvard Business Review has reported that “The top 20% of your workforce accounts for 80% of organizational output”[i]. Furthermore, research has shown that simply adding a star performer to a team can boost the effectiveness of other team members by 5-15%[ii]....

Succession Planning – A “non-negotiable” strategic initiative

by InspireOne Team | Apr 14, 2023 | Leadership

Succession planning is described as a consistent set of specific procedures to help ensure the identification, development, and long-term retention of talent, to ensure long term sustainable organisational growth For some organizations this might mean replacements for...

First Time Managers Development – Is it of Strategic Importance for all Organizations?

by InspireOne Team | Mar 24, 2023 | Leadership

The debate about “are leaders born or made?” has endured for decades and kept leaders and researchers on their toes. This debate has also kept organizations wondering what their leadership development strategies should be. The increasingly accepted view now is that...

Leading in Tempestuous Times with the Power of Emotional Intelligence

by InspireOne Team | Mar 3, 2023 | Leadership

Finally, “Change is the new normal” has transitioned from being a platitude to a reality. Leaders today have an arduous job to navigate and lead in the context of constantly shifting political dynamics, volatile markets, disruptive technologies, layoffs, or even wars....

Self Expression – A Key Emotional Intelligence Competence for Leaders

by Dr. Shweta Jaiswal Thakur | Feb 1, 2023 | Leadership

Which of the following are true for you? In senior stakeholder or peer meetings, if you are not comfortable with the points being discussed, you prefer to be quiet rather than create a conflict. OR You prefer not to share your views if you believe that they may not be...