Lorna's Blog
Navigating the Storm: How Leaders Effectively Manage Conflicts Within Their Teams
At a Glance Conflict in teams is natural and can arise from various sources. Leaders should approach conflicts constructively, fostering open dialogue and a culture of respect. Empathy and effective communication are crucial for addressing conflicts and building...
The Power of Accountability: Cultivating a High-Performance Culture
At a Glance Accountability is crucial for a high-performance culture, involving responsibility for actions, decisions, and results, fostering innovation and collaboration. Accountability leads to clarity, trust, improved communication, and relationships, promoting a...
Building Trust with Teams: The Key to Effective Leadership
Trust is not something that can be taken for granted within a team. Trust is the foundation of any successful team. Without trust, collaboration, productivity, and innovation suffer. It is the cornerstone upon which all successful collaborations are built. As a...
Develop Profitable and Productive Work Relationships
An organization's working relationships are what holds the business together. From the relationship between the employees, to that between the employees and the end customer, these relationships can make the difference between a business succeeding and a business...
Change or Be Changed: Overcoming Resistance to Change
No one can oppress you more than you oppress yourself. This is especially true when it comes to change. Why exactly is changing so difficult? Why are we so resistant to change? It is because it feels easier to maintain the status quo than go through an adjustment...
Lead By Example: People Do What People See
Have you ever heard of John Maxwell? He is an author who has written multiple books on leadership, including the international best-seller "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership." Maxwell says that leaders need to lead by example. As any parent will tell you, children...
Leadership Development – Leaders in the Making
Leadership is one of the most important factors in the success of any organization. Many questions arise like, "What makes an effective leader?", "How can I become a better leader?" While some people believe leaders are born and not made, others believe they can be...
People Management: You Can’t Build a Successful Business Without It
Your employees are a company's greatest asset. It is essential for a business to realize the value of its workforce and make efforts to retain those valuable people. Your employees' performance affects your business's bottom line, to say nothing of other factors like...
Empowering Leadership: The Key to Unlocking Human Potential
There are times in the business world when management theories shift. It’s like every few years or so there is some new trend that runs through the business world in terms of management and corporate leadership, downsizing, outsourcing, generational conflicts at work,...
Leadership Blind Spots: Uncovering Your Greatest Leadership Challenge
You've probably heard of the term "blind spot". We use it in traffic to refer to a blind spot in your car that you simply can't see behind you. Humans have blind spots in their lives and businesses as well, and these blind spots cause all sorts of trouble. We've all...