Management Perspectives

Why should the focus of first-time CEOs be on people skills and relationship building to ensure they feel thoroughly prepared for the demands of their role?

By working towards the ‘happy and healthy’ leadership approach, leaders will be able to balance themselves, remain open to the future, and embrace whatever comes. They will lead with strength and kindness.

A sense of well-being—whatever that means to us—results in a number of benefits with research showing greater efficiency, more effective interpersonal interactions and taking of opportunities, greater motivation, and even greater cognitive flexibility (resulting in better problem solving and creativity).

With the global realisation and attitude that ‘life is short’, people are putting themselves first more than they were before. How an employee’s values are met within their workplace can be make or break for an organisation. People are now voting with their feet, with staff more likely to jump ship and find new roles that align better with what matters most to them, rather than stick with the traditional stability of an unsatisfying and unrewarding job.