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Navigating cultural differences in global workplaces

Developing cultural competence is lifelong, with rewards that go beyond some tasty shared dishes one week of the year...

Are you culturally competent?
Cultural competence is an ongoing skill to develop. Cultural missteps in Australia's multicultural workplaces can easily occur when well-meaning gestures are interpreted differently across cultural boundaries.

What is cultural competence?

At Bravo, we believe it is the ability to understand, appreciate, and interact with people from different cultures or belief systems from one's own and to do so with empathy and kindness rather than impatience or intolerance.

Leadership

Do you really know what it means to be a good leader?

Once upon a time landing a job as a CEO or senior management role meant you needed industry expertise and financial savvy. And while that is still important, what companies are really seeking in this modern age are leaders with strong social skills. That’s what the authors of a 2023 HBR article¹ discovered after analysing nearly 5,000 job descriptions for C-suite roles. Their explanation for this trend? Business operations are becoming more complex and tech-centered; workforce diversity is growing; and firms face greater public scrutiny than ever before. Those conditions call for leaders who are adept communicators, relationship builders, and people-oriented problem solvers.

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Leadership and Career Navigation - a harmonious partnership

In this post I thought I would share with you eleven specific life skills that have helped me and I believe can significantly increase one’s ability to lead effectively and steer their career path with greater confidence. You may be a professional looking for skills to help you navigate your career path, an aspiring leader or even an established leader looking to refine your approach – for all of these situations looking at the role of SQ and EQ is an absolute career imperative. 

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4 traits of a Mindful Leader– and why you need to be one

Want to lower your stress levels help yourself and your team be more productive resilient and operate with more ease and confidence?  

Research shows that leaders who practice mindfulness are more effective at managing stress and making decisions under pressure.

They also have better relationships with their team members and are more attuned to the needs of their employees.

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Is your chair really working for the board?

Good board leaders are essential to ensure that the voice of the board is heard in management, communication is constructive within the boardroom and inappropriate behaviour is identified and curbed. Creating criteria for identifying candidates for board leadership is advisable when recruiting an ideal chairperson for your board.

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Gender Equity – why we need to think differently about it

…It’s been done over and over again, and I’m getting tired of trundling out the so called “business case” for equity, but in a snapshot here it is again: 

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Leaders: Fit your own oxygen mask first

Any of us who have travelled by air (though probably not recently!) will have heard the instruction that goes something …

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Coaching for leadership

Recent Gallup research suggests that the corporate world is appallingly bad at capitalising on the strengths of its peop…