by Iris Du | May 11, 2021 | Be the Leader You Want, Leadership Skills
One of the people I admired most in the world is former First Lady – Michele Obama. I think she is the personification of wisdom. An African American woman who has obtained an Ivy League education, built a successful career, brought up two beautiful daughters and...
by Iris Du | May 11, 2021 | Be the Leader You Want, Leadership Skills
The COVID-19 global pandemic has led to an explosion of buzzwords in the business world. ‘New normal’ has been circulating on hyper-speed all over the business community. So, have established words like ‘self-isolation’, ‘key workers’, ‘lockdown’ and ‘quarantine’....
by Iris Du | May 5, 2021 | Be the Leader You Want, Productivity
Why managing upwards and sideways is just as important… Most leadership advice aimed at building, aligning, and energizing successful teams. We all know that employees who feel they are part of a team have a higher level of engagement, are more productive and...
by Iris Du | Oct 10, 2020 | Be the Leader You Want, Productivity
In recent weeks, I have been following the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry with some interest. The Inquiry showed that systemic issues were a major contributing factor to the hotel quarantine failure that resulted in the second wave in Victoria. It started me...
by Iris Du | Oct 3, 2020 | Be the Leader You Want, Leadership Skills
The other day one of my staff asked what a return to the office would look like. Until that afternoon, I have not given it much thought. The COVID-19 lockdown is so protracted that is has become second nature. We don’t think twice about working from home or Zoom...