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…
Are Assumptions a Leader’s Worst Enemy?
There are many demands on every leader. Finding ways to spend their time most effectively. The skills they need to be the best they can. And just as…
Not the New Normal at All
Thanks to Sylva Leduc, Leadership Strategist for sharing (on Facebook) this article on how your Surge Capacity is currently depleted. The neutral zone is where we are and where we may be…
Management Development – Four Advanced Coaching Skills
Coaching is a valuable skill that managers use when developing their people. It ensures they all perform to their best without telling them everything, because it’s vital to help them…
Listening as a Leadership Skill
There are many tactics leaders adopt when they are interacting with their teams. On a one-to-one basis, nothing is more important than the capacity to take the time…
5 Ways the Best Leaders Make More Time
One of the most common complaints I get when I’m coaching leaders is how they are so stretched for time. Often this is an early port of call…
Post-COVID Leadership – NOW is the Time for Action
I’ve always been a bit of a Pollyanna. There is good in almost everything – it just takes finding. This huge challenge is no different. The vast majority…