Leadership Newsline

Welcome, I am Helen Honisett the CEO and Founder of Defy Expectations. Leadership is my passion because I have experienced what bad leadership can do to my life and those around me. No leader starts out with the intention of being a negative impact on those around them, but sadly the support and training are often not there to help you learn the skills, behaviours, mindsets and capabilities you need to get the best out of yourself and those around you.
We have pooled the combined 130+ years of leadership experience within our team at Defy Expectations to create leadership coaching, mentoring and an online course that will teach you how to be a great leader. Learn the tips and tricks that make you a master communicator and allow you to effectively lead transformation and innovation with fulfilled, engaged and motivated people.

Leadership is all about the hard stuff!

Looked at from below senior leadership can seem easy. Unlike those toiling at the coalface, you have the power, you have the resources, and you have support. There are days like that when everything falls into place and decision-making is easy. But those days are not that common. Mostly it’s a struggle to get things done. And oddly enough that is as it should be. LEARN MORE

Did you know that in one study of 7,272 U.S. adults, Gallup found that 50% of employees left their job "to get away from their manager"?

Don't be that leader!

You Can Become a Great Leader

Build valuable knowledge and learn skill applications to get the right people in the right places, doing the right things, at the right time - consistently:

Give yourself time to do the big thinking, stepping back to be strategic and highly effective in your role.
Improve your communication and impact by increasing awareness of yourself and others
Develop others in a way that drives towards your strategic goals.
Reduce the stress levels of your team and yourself.
Increase your productivity and improve your company culture.

Empower yourself and those around you

Learn all this and more Defy Expectations course ‘Leadership Mastered’

What's Included In Leadership Mastered...?

Who’s next? The Art and Science of succession planning

Succession planning is one of those management rituals that most people do and very few do well. There is the standard annual tick box exercise where every job has two or three people who will be suitable in 1, 2, or 3 years given “development”, usually unspecified. There is also the identification of the mysterious “HiPos”, people whose expectations of future glory are raised, all too often to become dissatisfied as the promised future fails to materialize. LEARN MORE

What is Defy Business Mentoring?

Success on steroids. Personal access on a regular basis to a senior business leader who understands first-hand what you are going through and can bring their experience to help you be a better leader.

Defy Business Mentoring helps you navigate the politics, avoid the mistakes, and deliver faster on your objectives. It gives you a safe space in which to discuss opportunities, threats, and future plans. We deal with both business and personal issues and objectives, aware that one can impact the other.

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All Defy Business mentors are experienced senior businesspeople who have founded, run, bought, and sold companies large and small, local and global. We bring this experience to you. We are objective, focused on success, and ruthless where necessary and we are there for you.