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Leadership

Brought to you by The CEO Institute, here's a snapshot of some of the key points discussed on this topic by CEOs and business leaders: 

• Change management

• Effective cultural change - challenge of managing structural, cultural and process change simultaneously and the importance of understanding organisational values as reflected in behaviours and management's role particularly ongoing timely communications

• How to manage personal balance to maintain energy for the business

• Managing culture following downsizing restructure

• Personal journey of CEO leadership - importance of self-awareness; developing a culture with staff; setting service goals and measuring performance outcomes and having the courage to take hard decisions

• Work/life balance and time management - balance work commitments with personal activities - family, community etc; self management techniques include turning the mobile off out of hours, rotating out of hours work, learning to delegate, taking a firm line on one's time in the work place including the place of unscheduled meetings and being prepared to leave work unfinished at the end of the day

Client Relationships

Give them top priority. You are not in business to make things or offer services but to engage in a mutually beneficial exchange.

Food for thought! This tip was one of the Top Business Tips shared by CEOs, business owners, entrepreneurs and managers that helped them address their day-to-day business challenges:

Read a Case Study about one business who learnt this lesson - Mine Your Niche