Leading through change
There are a few different leadership attitudes I’ve seen when it comes to communicating a change. It’s either fear, avoidance or taking ownership of what needs to be said. You might recognise the scenario below and the actions that follow. It might help you to identify what might be going on for you as you […]
Whose leadership are you mirroring?
I thought I’d talk about ‘mirroring’ – which is simply where an individual replicates the behaviour or attitudes of another. I started thinking about this because of the behaviours and styles of leadership I’m seeing currently from public leaders etc. This then led me to consider how this might influence people to adapt unhelpful styles […]
Fad diets don’t bring lasting change!
There are massive amounts of books and content around that tell us how to change and improve our leadership skills or thinking. They are mostly good, and I too get excited about the next best thought piece from people who know what they’re talking about. Personally, what gets to me is how I can read […]
Are Your Leaders Ready for Anything?
Recently I’ve been looking at trends in leadership and development to identify relevant solutions for people. I’ve come across the idea that leaders need to be ‘ready for anything’. This brought two things to mind – the image of a super-enhanced human being who could tackle everything or that it was beyond our abilities given […]
Intention versus interpretation
Our choice of words and the types of conversations we have can impact the desired effect we’re looking for as we communicate and connect. I ran a workshop recently and from issues raised, the idea that we need to be more aware of our intentions and consider how things will be interpreted effectively came up, […]
Don’t Rush In
As people we’re always in a hurry. Our work environments are almost designed that way – we have to move fast. And that applies to practically everything we do, including how we interact with others. Engaging effectively could be based on the need to influence people to work with us or follow us. We might […]
Be Engaging: Ask Powerful Questions
The framework I designed called EDGE focuses on a set of attributes to help leaders to have impact and influence. Both these terms can be applied in various ways, but let’s think about how they might be achieved as you develop your ability to communicate, connect and engage. As a reminder EDGE represents being: Sitting […]
How to be Engaging Dynamic Genuine and Effective
Communication from a leadership perspective is all about an approach and an attitude. I know there’s more to it than that, but it’s a good place to start. In our fast paced lives people want answers immediately – they want to be told how to do things and what to say. This can be fine […]
Finding your process – the best way to learn and thrive
One of the conversations I had last week was around how best we learn and operate. To discover this saves a lot of time and energy, so I thought I’d share it here. Years ago, I used to worry because I had a tendency to leave things too close to deadlines. I don’t want to […]
How to bring your best self to work
How can you bring your best self to work, if you don’t know who you are? Purpose is sometimes seen as two big a word or idea to think about, yet if we aren’t clear on our ‘why’ or what’s important it can set us back. It can also be the key to us being […]
