24 Oct 2024
Feedback is tricky. Most of us want to get better at giving better effective feedback, as well as taking feedback better. But—much like going to the gym, eating healthy or stopping ourselves from doom-scrolling—doing feedback well takes a bit of effort. If you’re here because you want to learn how to give constructive criticism, you’ve...
17 Oct 2024
Learning how to improve communication skills requires a balance of self-awareness, practice, and practice. Communication skills are a vital part of the world of work. However, you could argue it’s not something we’re ever actively taught. Do our school English classes actively teach us communication skills and why the language we use matters? What about...
10 Oct 2024
If you’re a leader or manager, I bet your top three challenges—in no particular order—are: (drumroll…) And at least two of these can be solved (or radically improved) by AI. In one week, I’ve used ChatGPT to save at least £426 and 9 hours: just for personal tasks and a few business projects. Everything from...
26 Sep 2024
The power of purpose in the workplace is something we’ve been exploring a lot lately at Sanctus, so we organized our first Leaders’ Breakfast Roundtable with HR and L&D leaders and panelists Dr Albert Viljoen, Organizational Development Consultant and Coach at Sanctus; Al Bird, CEO at Sanctus; Ed Johnson, CEO at PushFar; and Kerry Coxon,...
12 Sep 2024
Burnout. Since COVID, this has become a more pervasive issue in the workplace. This is partially thanks to more awareness and public dialogue about mental health, but is also due to the tremendous demands we are all experiencing. From global challenges like climate change, wars, and recessions, to local challenges like remote employee policies, equity,...
16 Jan 2024
Most companies have a hierarchy, and that means employees have managers. Unfortunately, though, those managers often aren’t best equipped to supervise their staff. In fact, more than a quarter of leaders receive no formal training on how to manage others, according to a study by Digits. And if that statistic is as surprising to you...
10 Jan 2024
In the dynamic landscape of professional development, coaching has emerged as a pivotal instrument for honing leadership skills and fostering organisational growth — and for good reason. Perhaps the two most common coaching approaches employed by businesses are executive coaching and leadership coaching. However, despite the two terms often being used interchangeably, they are distinct...
17 Oct 2023
Wanting to achieve leadership success can lead to a lot of pressure. If you’ve been recently promoted into a position of higher authority, accompanied by more responsibilities and a larger workload, then you might be feeling the pinch on your performance. It can certainly feel like a big jump when you’re thrust into a leadership...
15 Feb 2023
Dr. Albert Viljoen distills leadership into three core elements and considers the unique styles and qualities that constitute “good” leadership.
13 Jan 2023
From a combination of firsthand experience and the latest research, we’ve developed a five pillar approach to developing leaders of the future.