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Every great organisation has elite teamwork at its foundation of success. They have found that more than processes and systems,it's the dynamics of the relationships between people that generates the energy required to take a company from average to truly great. They have teams that care and respect each other. They watch each others back and push each other to achieve results together that they couldn't do on their own. Sounds fantastic but how do you make this happen

First why do people fail to get motivated? Here are 3 common mistakes: 1. Getting hung up and stressed out by details. This is what I call “doing overwhelm”. Imagine the following situation: Sarah puts on a pair of pants she hasn't worn for a while and notices in horror that they no longer fit. This triggers her to think she needs to lose weight. If she then thinks in detail of all the things she has to do to get back to her old size, she is likely to get overwhelmed.

Are you being the best you can be? Want to have more control of your life? What can be holding you back?

People often talk about how to manage teams but I believe Managers also need to be aware of how team members are managing. Overwork, high levels of stress, taking work home, working too long hours. these are not just problems for an individual but for an organisation as well. This article looks at how Managers need to be aware of their responsibilities to their team

Have you been in organisations that have staff that are disinterested and negative. Do you want to know how to deal with them? As organisations look for that competitive edge the concept of “employee engagement” has been growing in popularity over the past ten years, yet with that increased interest comes a lot of confusion and misunderstanding on what “engagement” actually is and more importantly how and why it will benefit the organisation. This articles explains all

Planning on studying at university, or know someone who is? Find out how university entrance works, and figure out what you need to do to get into the university programme you want. Universities have moved on from ‘bums on seats’, where eventually everyone could get into university. In the past you either got 3 C’s in bursary, or turned 20. Now funding has gone down, and there are caps on how many students universities can enroll. Students need to know what is required or they could miss out.

In recent research conducted by Leadership Management Australasia, nearly 4000 respondents in Australia and New Zealand were asked how they felt about their jobs. The survey revealed more than 60% of the workforce either hated their jobs or didn’t care about their work, as long as they got paid. It showed nearly half were considering looking for a new job while 62% either hated or were ambivalent about their work. (Source: APN).

One of the most important things we need to do when setting goals, making decisions, or taking actions is to get a clear picture of what we actually want to achieve – to clarify our purpose, the desired outcome and the benefits of those goals, decision or actions. To get a clearer image of what we really want it can be helpful to focus on both the big picture and also the details that make up that bigger picture. This was brought home to me in quite a simple but effective way a few days ago.

Motivation is one of the most powerful forces in the world; it gets us up in the morning, it takes us to work and gives us the desire to achieve our dreams that is when it is working. When we are lacking motivation then minutes feel like hours and our dreams stay just that, dreams. This article explores the power of motivation and the formula that can help you unlock it

So how can your attitude shift the relationship between two people? I was reading a newsletter by Mark Peysha, the CEO of Robbins-Madanes Training and he was reflecting on Dr Martin Luther King. His thoughts really resonated with me as I had been having a discussion this week on this topic but couldn't articulate what I was trying to say. Quoting Mark: You and I are equal. You and I are different. You and I are the same. Read on to understand what Mark means by this paradox....