How do you keep your leadership skills strong?

The skills that aided you as a leader for in-person connections won't always translate to online connections. 

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Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals.

Have you ever been known to procrastinate?   For many of us, it's a terrible habit. So, can you learn to stop procrastinating? Read the complete article from the BBC WorkLife here. 

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With so much of our day-to-day lives now occurring online, lots of difficult conversations are having to be had with this added layer of complexity. So, how do you navigate it all?

See this article from Inc. 

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Have you had a chance to read our recent blog, 'The League Team Talks Leadership'?

If you haven't, take a few moments and enjoy this piece from our board members and volunteers. Their answers offered great insights and varied just as much as all the wonderful individuals that shared them with us. Enjoy! 

Read the blog here. 

You definitely don’t want to be a mediocre leader but do you know how to avoid it? This article offers great insight in how to stay the leadership course.

In today’s complex world, leaders are being asked to step up in dynamic and unexpected ways.

Unfortunately, many of them are not equipped with the tools they need to lead under pressure. As a result, they fail to serve themselves and their employees effectively, and put the future of their entire organization at risk.

The Behaviors That Result in Mediocre Leadership

Today’s infographic from Vince Molinaro’s Accountable Leaders reveals the common behaviors that can result in leaders becoming mediocre due to mounting day-to-day pressures.

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Have we been underestimating humility as a key trait in leadership?

It’s more than two millennia since the philosopher Socrates argued that humility is the greatest of all virtues. His timeless observation was that the wisest people are the first to admit how little they really know.

Science has been slow to catch up to this argument, but the last decade has offered a spate of new studies examining this trait and its effects on our thinking and reasoning. According to this research, people with greater humility are better learners, decision-makers and problem solvers. One study even found that someone’s humility could trump actual IQ in predicting their performance.

The latest findings suggest that the trait is especially important for leaders, with evidence that displays of humility can improve strategic thinking and boost the performance of colleagues across an organisation.

CLICK HERE to continue reading this article by the BBC.

Congratulations to the PIEoneer Awards 2020 finalists! There are so many wonderful organizations and institutions included in this list. 

The PIEoneer Awards are the only global awards that celebrate innovation and achievement across the whole of the international education industry. 

With a distinguished judging panel representing geographical and professional diversity, The PIEoneer Awards recognize both individuals and organizations who are pushing professional standards, evolving their engagement, or redefining the international student experience.  

Due to ongoing restrictions on travel and networking, we can confirm that this September, The PIEoneer Awards will take place in a virtual format offering an online event of celebration and networking. This is the fourth year the awards have run. 

See the finalists for 2020 here.