Oh, to have had shares in Zoom before this all started. The COVID-19 isolation has turned our world upside down, and the education and training sectors have been forced to adapt faster than most. And adapt they have, using any number of conferencing apps to ensure the wheels of learning keep turning. Conferencing has worked for the most part; kids …
Keeping an Audience engaged
Question: How do you keep your audience engaged when presenting? Christopher Whitnall: Keeping an audience engaged, I don’t think it is as difficult as everyone thinks it is. I think it’s often simple, rather than easy. And therefore, some of the ways that you can do it are, one is to present for the audience. Deliver information that is relevant, …
How do Leaders Motivate Teams?
How do Leaders motivate Teams? Christopher Whitnall: There’s a number of ways in which a leader can motivate their team. One of the ways is that they need to understand what motivates the people in the team: That some people are driven by intrinsic thinks. That is, they are driven by doing a good job or setting their own standards. …
The Barriers of Communication
What are the barriers to communication? Christopher Whitnall: Communication between two people often seems very simple and very easy. Often it is not those things. So in its simplest form what happens is, somebody has an idea in their mind, they turn it into words, they speak those words and the person who they are intending that message to get …
Influencing Your Team
What’s the best way to influence team members? Kat Thomas: It’s a commonly held misconception that to influence someone, you need to persuade them. Actually, what you need to do is listen to them and understand them first. Once we listen to somebody and once we understand where they’re coming from, only then do we really understand enough about what …
Finding Motivation
Where do you find motivation? Christopher Whitnall: There’s a number of components to motivation. Generally, I believe people need to have a challenge, motivation often comes from inside and it’s often easier for people to motivated if they are passionate about what it is they’re trying to drive towards. There is also both the intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. So some things …
R U OK?
Why should you ask your team, ‘R U OK’? Christopher Whitnall: I think it’s important to ask people at work ‘R UK OK?’ because people spend a lot of time at work and a lot of times there are issues at work that are putting pressure on them. So to check in with people to see how they’re going with their …
How to reach a stretch target
What is the most effective way to reach a stretch target? Julie Holman: So when you have a stretch target, a goal that the team and yourself personally are trying to achieve when it comes to revenue targets, take the focus off the target. Because if you put the focus on doing the very best you can do for your …
Working with Not-For-Profits
Why is it important to work with not-for-profit and charity organisations? Siobhan Bryson: There’s so many. So sharing resources and experience. Weave gets exposed to the expertise and skills that a company like talkforce has to offer and gets to meet the fabulous people who work at talkforce. That’s invaluable to a charity like ours. And talkforce gets the opportunity, …
What is the one tip you would give leaders in an organisation?
What is the one tip you would give leaders in an organisation? Kim Singline: Be present. Remain engaged. So often today we, as a leader, have people lining up our desk waiting for an answer, and we’re not giving them our full attention. When you’re having a conversation with your staff genuinely listen to them, be aware of who they are …