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What’s the point of sharing how you feel if the other person can’t do anything to fix it?

And how do you listen without jumping into problem-solver mode?

Tonight on Ask Leah I share my learnings from a recent conversation with one of my kids.

Sometimes the best gift we can give another person is to simply be there, listen, empathise and acknowledge that life can be hard.

If you have a communication, leadership, or self-management question you’d like answered, send it through and I’ll do my best to answer it next week.

#askleah #communication #leadership #selfmanagement #peopleskills #humanskills #softskills #softisthenewhard

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Is the toughest part of your job the ‘people bit’?

I can help.

Hi, I’m Leah Mether. I’m a communication and soft skills specialist, obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.

I teach leaders and teams how to communicate effectively under pressure, have difficult conversations, better manage themselves, and build a culture that gets the results they need.

With my direct, straight-shooting style I can help you:

+ communicate effectively
+ have difficult conversations
+ manage yourself at times of stress
+ increase emotional intelligence
+ lead with warmth
+ create a culture of trust and psychological safety
+ improve personal effectiveness

For business inquiries: leah@leahmether.com.au

Website: https://www.leahmether.com.au/

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmetherspeaker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahmetherspeaker

What’s the point of sharing how you feel if the other person can’t do anything to fix it? | Ask Leah

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How do you like to be communicated with?

Do you prefer email or a face-to-face conversation?

Voice message or text message?

To debate an issue in the moment or go away and have processing time to consider the issue on your own?

This is a question I’ve been exploring with leadership teams over the last two weeks.

Why? Because the more you know and understand each other, the better you work together.

Check out tonight’s episode of Ask Leah (2:03) to find out more.

If you have a communication, leadership, self-management or people question you’d like answered, send it through and I’ll do my best to answer it next week.

#askleah #communication #leadership #softskills #humanskills #selfmanagement

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Is the toughest part of your job the ‘people bit’?

I can help.

Hi, I’m Leah Mether. I’m a communication and soft skills specialist, obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.

I teach leaders and teams how to communicate effectively under pressure, have difficult conversations, better manage themselves, and build a culture that gets the results they need.

With my direct, straight-shooting style I can help you:

+ communicate effectively
+ have difficult conversations
+ manage yourself at times of stress
+ increase emotional intelligence
+ lead with warmth
+ create a culture of trust and psychological safety
+ improve personal effectiveness

For business inquiries: leah@leahmether.com.au

Website: https://www.leahmether.com.au/

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmetherspeaker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahmetherspeaker

How do you like to be communicated with? | Ask Leah | 4 May 2022

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“I’m pooped. I’ve had a massive day today so if I’m a bit quiet tonight, it’s because I’ve been talking all day.”

This is the conversation I had with my boys last night after delivering a full day of online training.

In tonight’s episode of Ask Leah, I speak about the importance of sharing with loved ones and work colleagues what’s going on for you if it impacts the way you show up.

If you’ve got a communication, leadership or ‘soft’ skill question you’d like answered, send it through and I’ll do my best to answer it next week.

#askleah #communication #selfmanagement #softskills #softisthenewhard

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Is the toughest part of your job the ‘people bit’?

I can help.

Hi, I’m Leah Mether. I’m a communication and soft skills specialist, obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.

I teach leaders and teams how to communicate effectively under pressure, have difficult conversations, better manage themselves, and build a culture that gets the results they need.

With my direct, straight-shooting style I can help you:

+ communicate effectively
+ have difficult conversations
+ manage yourself at times of stress
+ increase emotional intelligence
+ lead with warmth
+ create a culture of trust and psychological safety
+ improve personal effectiveness

For business inquiries: leah@leahmether.com.au

Website: https://www.leahmether.com.au/

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmetherspeaker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahmetherspeaker

Communicate what’s going on for you if it affects how you show up | Ask Leah

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"How do I best raise an issue that I'm having with a co-worker with my manager? I worry I might come across poorly if I take the problem to my manager and complain about the colleague's behaviour towards me."

Tonight's 'Ask Leah' question came from someone wanting to improve the way they deal with conflict, poor behaviour and personality clashes with colleagues in the workplace.

In a previous role, they avoided addressing the issue directly with either the colleague or their leader, and instead fell into the trap of venting to other co-workers in a cloud of anger and hurt. As a result, the problem grew and they were sucked into poor behaviour too.

To hear my thoughts on how this person could address a similar issue in future, click on the video below.

If you've got a communication, leadership, self-management or 'people' question you'd like answered, send it through and I'll do my best to answer it next week.

#askleah #communication #conflict #courageousconversations

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Is the toughest part of your job the ‘people bit’?

I can help.

Hi, I’m Leah Mether. I’m a communication and soft skills specialist, obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.

I teach leaders and teams how to communicate effectively under pressure, have difficult conversations, better manage themselves, and build a culture that gets the results they need.

With my direct, straight-shooting style I can help you:

+ communicate effectively
+ have difficult conversations
+ manage yourself at times of stress
+ increase emotional intelligence
+ lead with warmth
+ create a culture of trust and psychological safety
+ improve personal effectiveness

For business inquiries: leah@leahmether.com.au

Website: https://www.leahmether.com.au/

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmetherspeaker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahmetherspeaker

How to raise an issue with a co-worker with your manager | Ask Leah

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How good are you at taking compliments?

If you answered “rubbish” because you talk yourself down or dismiss and downplay positive feedback, tonight’s Ask Leah is for you.

You’re welcome😉.

#askleah #communication #humanskills #softskills #compliments #saythankyou

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Is the toughest part of your job the ‘people bit’?

I can help.

Hi, I’m Leah Mether. I’m a communication and soft skills specialist, obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.

I teach leaders and teams how to communicate effectively under pressure, have difficult conversations, better manage themselves, and build a culture that gets the results they need.

With my direct, straight-shooting style I can help you:

+ communicate effectively
+ have difficult conversations
+ manage yourself at times of stress
+ increase emotional intelligence
+ lead with warmth
+ create a culture of trust and psychological safety
+ improve personal effectiveness

For business inquiries: leah@leahmether.com.au

Website: https://www.leahmether.com.au/

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmetherspeaker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahmetherspeaker

How good are you at taking compliments? | Ask Leah

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Leaders! Before you engage and collaborate with - or seek feedback from - your staff about a change, make sure you’re clear about the purpose of your engagement.

Is it to inform? Can they influence the outcome? Has a decision already been made? Can they not influence ‘what’ is happening but can influence ‘how’ the change is implemented?

Whatever the answer, you need to know it. And crucially, you then must be transparent with your team about the role they play.

In tonight’s episode of Ask Leah, I share why this clarity is so important to your success when leading a team through a change if you want to retain trust and respect along the way.

#steerthroughthestorm #leadingthroughchange #change #communication #leadership

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Is the toughest part of your job the ‘people bit’?

I can help.

Hi, I’m Leah Mether. I’m a communication and soft skills specialist, obsessed with making the people part of leadership and work life easier.

I teach leaders and teams how to communicate effectively under pressure, have difficult conversations, better manage themselves, and build a culture that gets the results they need.

With my direct, straight-shooting style I can help you:

+ communicate effectively
+ have difficult conversations
+ manage yourself at times of stress
+ increase emotional intelligence
+ lead with warmth
+ create a culture of trust and psychological safety
+ improve personal effectiveness

For business inquiries: leah@leahmether.com.au

Website: https://www.leahmether.com.au/

Linkedin:https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmetherspeaker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leahmetherspeaker

Seeking feedback | Ask Leah

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How to Communicate Effectively Under Pressure

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Remove the Roadblocks: How to get out of your own way

We all have roadblocks. Obstacles and challenges that get in our way. What sets us apart is how we deal with them. In fact, the biggest roadblock to success in life is usually ourselves. But while we can hold ourselves back in life, we also have the power to get out of our own way.

In this keynote, Leah shares her raw personal journey to removing roadblocks to success and overcoming challenges, and inspires her audience to do the same.

Audiences will learn:

How to move past excuses and take personal responsibility for your life.
The importance of persistence and resilience.
How to shift from a victim to creator mindset.
Why the comfort zone is crap.
The value of goal setting.
How a healthy mind and body helps.

Suited to: People experiencing challenge or change in the workplace, or those looking for inspiration and strategies to help turn their dreams into reality.

Shut the Hell Up: How to control that little voice

We all have that little voice.

That voice of self-doubt that undermines our success and says things like: “I’m not good enough. I’m not smart enough. I probably won’t get the job anyway. I don’t have enough experience. Who do you think you are?”

It’s one of the biggest things that will hold you back in life.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

In this keynote, Leah shares her top tips and strategies to help you control your self-doubt.

Audiences learn:

Why self-doubt is normal.
How to get out of your own way.
The role of tall poppy syndrome in Australia’s self-doubt culture.
How to overcome feelings of inadequacy and the dreaded imposter syndrome.
The importance of reframing failure.

Suited to: Those at any level of the workplace wanting to learn strategies to manage self-doubt and build confidence.

The Five Cs: How to Communicate Effectively Under Pressure

Communication is the KING of the so-called “soft” skills that are essential in the modern workplace. Yet most of us have had little or no training in how to communicate effectively, particularly under pressure.

We haven’t been taught the FOUNDATIONS of GREAT communication.

The Five Cs of Effective Communication is complete solution: a step-by-step process that underpins communication and lays the foundations for success.

Learn how combining Choice, Control, Consideration, Courage and Communication can radically improve your effectiveness and help you:

Defuse conflict
Manage yourself under pressure
Work more cohesively with colleagues
Inspire individuals and teams to action
Influence decisions and outcomes
Deliver difficult messages

Suited to: Anyone looking to step up their communication and self-management under pressure. Particularly beneficial for leaders.

Soft is the New Hard: Why soft skills are the key to success

Don’t let the name ‘soft skills’ fool you; soft skills are not easy. Skills like communication, emotional intelligence, resilience, leadership, teamwork, empathy, mindset, problem solving and adaptability.

They’re what make someone good to work with, not simply good at what they do.

Soft skills are often more difficult to master than ‘hard’ job-specific technical skills that require years of formal study or work experience. Yet they are essential to personal and career success.

After many years skewed towards hard skills, there is now a worldwide awakening to the value of soft skills. Why? Because they’re hard to outsource and automate.

According to a report by Deloitte Access Economics titled Soft skill for business success (May 2017), “soft skill-intensive occupations will account for two-thirds of all jobs [in Australia] by 2030, compared to half of all jobs in 2000”.

Soft skills are the new hard and it’s time to get on board.

In this keynote audiences learn:

Why soft is the new hard
How improving your soft skills will supercharge your performance and productivity
The importance of investing in soft skill development for you and your team
How to develop your soft skills (practical strategies for self-management)
How to hire for soft skills

Suited to: Executive and leadership teams, business owners, entrepreneurs and human resource professionals.

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