Here, here . . .
“If I can have honesty, it’s easier to overlook mistakes.” Captain James T Kirk
Category: honesty
The best policy . . .
Only occasionally?
“I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions. Occasionally, I find an answer.” Stephen Hawking If ever a reason to continue to be curious, this must be it. Professor Hawking studies the universe. And he has a brain of equal size to it. If he’s… Read More Only occasionally?
Top tip . . .
“Leaders Should Be Honest About Feeling Uncertain” Harvard Business Review Management Tip of the Day, 07 May 2015
No escaping the truth . . .
Did you spot this delicious line delivered by Martin Freeman to Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC’s Sherlock Christmas special? What a great example of honest feedback!
Lessons for leadership . . .
On a November night . . . I’m here at a poetry festival. My husband’s sold it to me as a World Poetry Festival. It isn’t. It’s in my home city, and it’s cold and wet and windy outside. Can you sense I didn’t want to come? But my beloved has bought 2 tickets and he’s… Read More Lessons for leadership . . .
Collide with the unexpected . . .
Last year, BBC Radio 4 broadcast the excellent, Networking Nation (still available), presented by Julia Hobsbawm OBE. In 5, 15-minute episodes, Ms Hobsbawm encouraged us to think about what networking means. I’m intrigued by brilliant networking. I think we should all do more of it (see Around my kitchen table (04 October 2015) and yesterday’s Note… Read More Collide with the unexpected . . .
Walking the talk . . .
It’s time for some honesty . . .
One of the principles of assertiveness that I encourage others to adopt is . . . be honest . . . about what’s relevant. And when we’ve got the hang of being assertive, that’s usually pretty easy to do. So I might learn to feel really comfortable giving you feedback that’s about your performance, about… Read More It’s time for some honesty . . .
Note to self . . . Speak up
No. 9 in my Note to self series. Print if off, cut it out, keep it close.
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