Secrets of a Listener Leader
I’d been working with my coach for a few months. One session, I had a few creative thoughts and wanted her to work with me on them. After…
Ask Me Another
One of the most important and valuable assets for any leader is the trust they develop with their people. Without trust, working with the individuals in a team…
This Week, I Did Something Really Stupid (and Survived)
So, I did a very stupid thing last week. I changed my car. That wasn’t the stupid thing, but what I did next was. I have these little…
The Big Leadership Benefit of Being ‘In the Conversation’
I was talking to a friend recently. She has two jobs in the same organisation and spends time between them. The work is very similar. In one of…
Leadership – Questions are Better than Answers
From time to time, clients come to me finding it hard to make enough time. Sometimes they’re exhausted; sometimes they are frustrated, and often they find themselves just…
The Significant Value of Difference
In an ideal world, everyone we interact with understands us fully and sees the world the way we do. Making life happier, more straightforward, and consistent. The world…
The Three Wins of Delegation: Overcoming the Leader’s Two Greatest Challenges
There are two challenges that most often come up when coaching leaders: feeling too busy and finding good people they trust. When a leader pauses to consider a…
Shouting at Seagulls
She watched the ducks and moorhen feeding on the food she threw, with more birds arriving all the time. In the sky, hordes of seagulls were circling, waiting…
To Lead Well, Look Inside First
A little bit of context. I was running late to my 3-hour hospital volunteering job in the local hospital. At the entrance doors, an older couple (yes, even…
10 Things A New Manager Must Do on the First Day
One of the biggest challenges for any new manager, is how to approach (and even survive) the very first day in their new appointment. Indeed what you do…