Category: authenticity
The gold standard . . .
“Countless books and advisers tell you to start your leadership journey with a clear sense of who you are. But that can be a recipe for staying stuck in the past. Your leadership identity can and should change each time you move on to bigger and better things. The only way we grow as leaders… Read More The gold standard . . .
From the heart . . .
I’ve been thinking an awful lot about what it means to be an authentic leader. If honest, I guess it’s something that’s always unconsciously there with me – and I’d like to think I’m known for being credible and trustworthy and genuine. So I’ve taken some time to truly reflect on what being an authentic… Read More From the heart . . .
Do you know . . .
This made me smile. So much so that I tried to establish the provenance of this lovely saying. The best I could come up with was that it might be one of the following: from the musician Andy Biersack a spin on Elle Lothlorien’s quote, “Be yourself. Unless you can be a unicorn, In that case,… Read More Do you know . . .
For all life . . .
“The privilege of a lifetime is being what you are.” Joseph Campbell
Who are you?
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde
You can do it . . .
This is enough . . .
I wish this for someone very close to me. It’s enough for now. You are amazing.
The simple truth . . .
Sometimes leadership jumps out and hits you. In the most surprising places, at unexpected times. This week I was the recipient of a lovely surprise get-together, organised by lovely work colleagues who cared enough about me to celebrate the work we’d done together over the past 11 years. And I’ve told them what I thought… Read More The simple truth . . .