Coaching Conversation on “The gift of letting go as we enter the New Year”

In our article in January on how to set purposeful goals, we discussed the importance of having a “powerful reason for existing” that energizes and maintains focus to achieve your goals.  Leoni Coetzee (Director of RainTree Business Coaching) and Kevin Britz (Leadership by Design) explored a whole new theme in their monthly vlog. Through an exploratory coaching conversation, they unpack the importance of letting go.  The gifts we receive when we let go of relationships, stuff, people, expectations, and beliefs that no longer service us.  Join the conversation

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Coaching conversation on “How to navigate the complexity of managing in a hybrid environment”

In our article on how to manage in the hybrid work environment, we explored three factors that make being a manager in a hybrid environment challenging and what managers can do to better support themselves to manage better. Leoni Coetzee (Director of RainTree Business Coaching) and Kevin Britz (Leadership by Design) took the conversation further. Through a practical and exploratory coaching conversation, they unpacked 3 ways managers can lead effectively in the Hybrid Working Environment.

3 Structures that Support Managers in a Hybrid Environment

The hybrid working environment is a new way of operating and leading. A large amount of focus has been placed on building healthy hybrid working environments that support staff and empower them to be productive. The managers responsible for designing and implementing these solutions, structures and systems for staff are struggling. What is being done to assist managers?
Raintree’s latest article explains the “3 structures that Support Managers in a Hybrid Environment”

Coaching Conversation on How to Retain your Staff

In our article on how to retain your staff, we discussed the power managers have to create a working environment that supports staff to feel and experience what is needed for them to stay and be productive. Leoni Coetzee (Director of RainTree Business Coaching) and Kevin Britz (Leadership by Design) took the conversation further. Through an insightful and exploratory coaching conversation, they unpacked the 6 Human Needs (Cloe Madanes) and its role in supporting staff retention.

Retention

The world is experiencing the highest levels of staff attrition in 10 years*. As managers, the cost of losing and securing new staff goes beyond the physical financial costs. The effort and time required to find talent, train them up and get them to full speed is exhausting. All of this while the manager is normally carrying the additional workload from the previous incumbent. The question of “how do I retain my good staff?” is increasingly relevant? The saying, “staff leave managers not companies” reminds us that a significant amount of power lies with managers to retain their staff.