The manager’s impact on teams
Over the last few days I worked with a team to restore broken down relationships and trust as a result of having a manager with ineffective leadership and management skills for far too long. [...]
The Status of Leadership Development
In the last decade we have seen the need for a ‘new age’ type of leadership coming to the fore, grounded in authenticity, trust, and transparency - consciousleadership Employees at all levels of organisations want [...]
10 Good Leadership Behaviours
People are their most valuable assets and GREAT leaders know this. If you believe this you will: make those who work for you successful see solutions instead of problems listen more than [...]
Coaching is micro-training for managers
Most managers and leaders left university or college with good educational qualifications, armed with tools, processes, research. They became an expert in their field. Does this make them a good manager of others? [...]
The power of self-awareness
‘Know Thyself’ Being emotionally intelligent is not a new concept in leadership. Why do we still struggle with this so much then? The foundational element of emotional intelligence is self-awareness – know thyself [...]
The importance of conversations
Every conversation we have with another person, has the potential to alter our lives. A short exchange of words can change everything. Words are powerful. We do not always understand the impact it may [...]
Conversational Intelligence
If you are not getting the results you want, maybe its time to give your conversational intelligence a boost Conversations have purpose in our lives. An effective conversation draws on the following elements [...]
Building trust is a leadership skill
Building trust through conversations is a fundamental leadership skill, especially in today's remote working culture. When leaders learn to build trust in their teams and in their organisations, collaboration, co-creation and creativity is significantly [...]
Building trust in your teams
Transparency signals safety to the brain. The individual experiences a sense of relaxation, due to feeling included and the level of trust increases. When employees are consulted for their views and input and informed [...]
Management Training as we know it, does not work
A 2016 survey of 500 managers from micro-learning platform Grovo found that 44% felt unprepared for their role; 87% wished they had more training. Managing and leading is a forever evolving [...]