Why Self-Awareness is Key to Great Leadership
The Self-Aware Leader Delusion: Are You the 95% or the Rare 10%? Quick question: On a scale of 1-10, how self-aware would you rate yourself as a leader? Take a moment and choose a number… If you scored yourself a 7 or higher, you may well have just fallen into the same trap as 95% […]
How Strong Leaders Grow Through Feedback
“Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open” – Thomas Dewar Steve Jobs was known for his strong personality, but Apple’s success was partly due to his ability to embrace hard feedback—often from people like Jony Ive. Great leaders grow through feedback, but only if they invite it the right way. How […]
Unlock Your Team’s Potential: 4 Key Questions to Build a High-Performing Team
Building a truly high-performing team is not for the faint-hearted. Many organisations mistakenly believe that simply grouping talented individuals together or having a team that gets on well will automatically create an effective team. The reality is far more complex. While teams may produce good work, they often fail to achieve their full potential. Recently […]
The Cost of Waiting: Why Delayed Feedback Kills Team Potential
Imagine your salary being delayed by 5 months. That would be upsetting, wouldn’t it? Now imagine something even more valuable being delayed: feedback that could transform your team’s performance. You think you’re being kind by waiting for the ‘right moment’ to give feedback. But what if your silence is actually cruel? Many organisations are moving […]
The Small Actions That Define True Leadership
“Can we grab 5 minutes” These words could be the most important you’ve ever spoken up to now at work & could demonstrate that you do have the qualities of a real leader – even though you may not yet have the title . Whether you’re saying it or hearing it, these five simple words […]
The Silent Cost of Avoiding Difficult Conversations: A Leader’s Guide
We’ve all been there. A team member consistently arrives late to meetings, disrupting the flow and frustrating colleagues. Or perhaps it’s the passive-aggressive comments in emails, the missed deadlines explained away with creative excuses, or the constant negativity that seems to spread through the office like a winter cold. As a leader, you know these […]
Cultivating the Leader’s Mindset: Is Your Attitude Your Secret Weapon or Silent Saboteur?
Picture two leaders: one is extremely negative, always glooming about why ideas “won’t work”; the other is uber positive, exuding “toxic positivity” and declaring everything is “amazing” and “wonderful”. Both are exhausting and neither extreme works long-term. I’m perhaps guilty of giving two extremes here to make a point! But be honest, which are you […]
The 3 Most Powerful Questions Any Leader Must Answer
While leadership concepts may be easy to understand, implementing them is often extremely challenging and, unfortunately, too difficult for some.Becoming a brilliant leader takes focus, well thought-out plans and determination.Effective leadership requires a strong foundation of self-knowledge – e.g. personal values, principles, vision, and goals – and a clear understanding of your strengths and weaknesses. […]
How effective a Leader are you and your team?
Of course you’re working hard to create employees who are motivated and send results “ballistic” on a consistent basis – who wouldn’t be?! The key to achieving this is not motivation; it goes beyond that … the key is inspiration! Your Senior Leadership Team might technically be very good at what they do (i.e. subject experts), […]
