It’s that time of year, when Business Link Magazine invites the region’s business leaders to offer up their predictions for the year ahead.
It has become something of a tradition, given that we’ve been doing this now for over 30 years.
Here we speak to Kul Mahay, emotional intelligence expert and founder of Ignite Your Inner Potential.
The culture within workplaces is changing – and organisations will need to continue to work at relationships with employees and be certain of their core values if they are to succeed in 2024.
Over the past few months, I have seen more and more organisations ensuring that their goals and their ethos aligns with that of their employees and clients or, quite bluntly, they’re cutting ties. We’re a changed world, and leaders need to stay relevant and informed if they are to retain talented members of staff.
People are our greatest resource as business owners and they need to be seen, heard, valued and appreciated. Creating workplace cultures where people are looked after, and feel psychologically safe is probably the number one priority right now. Only then can they thrive.
Organisations need to understand the power of Human Centred Leadership and the value that it can bring in getting the best from your people. Virgin’s Richard Branson is a great example of a human-centric leader; he’s consistently good and knows the value of people.
We will see lots of varying leadership styles in the spotlight over the next 12 months, especially with a general election looming. It will be interesting to see and study the contrasting methods of leadership, and maybe take a few notes to bring back to the workplace.
