I’ve been banging on about difficult conversations for a while now, leading to my workshop on 24th October. Whilst that workshop is about how to conduct difficult conversations with others, it’s also a framework for having the most difficult conversations ever, the ones we try to have with ourselves. By failing to conduct those conversations […]
After nearly two decades of providing my executive coaching service to leaders and executives across the workplace spectrum, I’m able to attest that the greatest cause of workplace dysfunction and poor performance is this: The inability to conduct difficult conversations in a timely manner That inability lies not only with leaders, managers, supervisors, but also […]
Video Transcript Hello I'm David Deane-Spread. Thanks for being here today for your business learning opportunity! Today we're going to look at why your effective leadership is so crucial. If we were to recognise that the Holy Grail for business is in fact sustainable growth and profit, and by that, I mean not just simply […]
After a career involving the need to negotiate with hostile people and then two decades of executive coaching, I can attest that mastering difficult conversations is a high priority for anyone in a leadership or management position, and anyone wanting to manage their private relationships better. Here’s a list of difficult conversations that we are […]
For Leaders, Managers, Supervisors (and really anyone!) One Day Workshop 24th October 2018 At Wollaston Conference Centre 5 Wollaston Rd Mt Claremont WA 6010 Book & pay online Here Why? Do you dislike, maybe even avoid, having those difficult, awkward, sensitive conversations, that could go wrong, or even worse? Have you ever come away from […]
Trust is an essential component of us being able to work together, serve others and buy from others. Trust in leaders is essential for an enterprise to be able to deliver its promise. Today, trust is greatly diminished at all levels, in politics, government, and commerce. It feels like a race to the bottom, grabbing […]
Do these examples sound familiar to you? After the usual greetings and niceties, Mike, the manager, began the meeting with his direct reports with this statement, “Well, getting down to business, I expect that we’ll hear positive reports about your projects’ progress. Who’s going first?” What followed was a litany of excuses from everyone, […]
You work in an organisation that is complex. You will often navigate between both functional and dysfunctional aims, needs and issues. The political landscape in organisations will include: Whole of government requirements versus departmental requirements e.g. funding Interdepartmental issues e.g. Finance versus Marketing Cultural issues between career pathways e.g. Leadership and management versus subject matter […]
Small to medium enterprises are the engine room of the economy. They employ a staggering 99.8 of the Australian workforce.1 Yet they are also the most vulnerable.2 For example, they are vulnerable to: fluctuating banking policy and behaviour; inability to fund growth and innovation; the buying and marketing power of large enterprise; the ebb and […]
Brian (not his real name) is an expert cabinet maker, specialising in custom kitchen and bathroom design. He loves the challenge of creating kitchens and bathrooms for residences, especially larger renovations. He has grown the 20-year-old business to employing 15 full-time employees: 4 cabinet-makers and I apprentice and 3 plumbers and 2 apprentices, 2 draftsmen […]
