SHOULD LEADERS APOLOGISE?
๐๐๐*** ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? *** The answer may surprise you… Nowadays, it seems like we are constantly hearing about public figures making controversial statements that carry heavy demands for apologies and /or consequences. It would make sense that if leaders – corporate, political or otherwise – make a mistake or make an insensitive
WHAT LEADERSHIP IS ALL ABOUT…
WHAT LEADERSHIP IS ALL ABOUT… Whether we intentionally begin our coaching conversations on the topic or not, somehow this topic always takes centre stage: TRUST. Most of my clients acting in a leadership capacity are focused on excelling in leading and keeping their people motivated and engaged with the vision they seek to achieve.
What’s Really Happening in Leadership Today
Allow me to leave you with this thought at the end of yet another week amid one of the craziest times in history: Today, the struggles leaders face are both real and widespread. I watch in disbelief how some leaders are thrown into the deep end to sink or swim. They either figure out how
TIME TO EMBRACE SMART WORK
TIME TO EMBRACE SMART WORK Become More Efficient and Come Out Stronger by Working Smarter, Not Harder The coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting impact on the future of work. As the pandemic resets major work trends, I thought this would be a perfect time to also address the big elephant in the working room:
Wanna Be an Effective Leader? It’s Not What You Think…
WANNA BE AN EFFECTIVE LEADER? I am often asked how I develop leaders, and the most common traits that makes them successful. Truthfully, I haven’t found a simple answer to this. Rather than creating a box in which to define effective leadership, my work with leaders aims to build their own individual leadership box, in
THE QUESTION EVERY WANNA BE LEADER MUST ASK
ย THE QUESTION EVERY WANNA BE LEADER MUST ASK My 10 year-old son has decided to apply for the Head Boy role in school, and he is in the process of crafting a letter to showcase his talents and explain why he’d made the perfect candidate. Knowing that I work with leaders worldwide, he asked
BECOME AN ORIGINAL THINKER
ARE YOU AFRAID OF EXPRESSING YOUR OWN IDEAS AND OPINIONS? You struggle to find the right words. You try to be smart but feel like nobodyโs paying attention. I used to feel awkward at social gatherings. I struggled to come up with something valuable to say. And when I thought of something, the conversation had
PERFECTION: THE ENEMY OF LEADERSHIP
PERFECTION: THE ENEMY OF LEADERSHIP More than two thirds of my current conversations with clients have a “perfectionism” theme. A constant voice inside us telling us that we are not good enough, our work is not good enough, we are not competent enough. Giving into this inner voice, we demand and expect a lot of
COMBAT DECISION FATIGUE AND HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS EVERY TIME
COMBAT DECISION FATIGUE AND HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS EVERY TIME Making decisions, even small ones, can wear us down over time. Every day we make endless decisions about what we eat and wear, what we work on, what we do with our spare time. By bedtime, the average person has made 35,000 decisions!
CAN KINDNESS MAKE YOU A STRONGER LEADER?
Can Kindness Make You a Stronger Leader? I had the most incredible conversation with my 10 year old boy the other day about kindness. After the long stint doing online learning at home due to Covid 19, he was was very happy being back in school, catching up with his friends. He was also particularly
