It’s the stuff that dissertations are made of …. and take comfort, my dissertation days are long over, so this will take up only a minute of your reading time. An example of a great leader? Let me share a story today from a friend who knows a thing or two about leadership herself …… Read More What makes a great leader?
What did Shakespeare know? Chairing a meeting, presenting, making a speech? Brevity is the soul of wit. A decision to make? Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush, stumble and fall. Get your facts right Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing. Get the facts, and then . . . trust your… Read More Who’d have thought . . .
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 . . .
Ever heard of the imposter syndrome? I bet Mark Furness has. Mark Furness’ story is one of success. Surviving for a while only on cereal, and earning a meagre, but honest and necessary, living working in a Thai takeaway, he had ambition to do something else. And after a long, hard slog, with support from… Read More The real you . . .
In my dream world, every leader would have coaching skills . . . Being able to listen – to really listen Showing empathy whenever possible Asking great questions that enable their recipient to work it out for themselves And if you are a leader who possesses these skills, then you’ll know the rewards you’re… Read More I have a dream . . .
I’m thinking a lot about change. Change in an organizational setting. And I’m battling with the many reasons why people resist change, and why some leaders struggle to support others through it. Battling not because I don’t understand why people resist – it’s entirely natural that we all do, always, even if for only a… Read More About turn . . .
Care-based thinking, or in philosophical terms, reversibility, means putting love for others first, doing to others what you’d like them to do to you. And while I believe that in order to truly respect the diversity of another, we should, instead, be doing to them what they, rather than what we, want, I nevertheless understand the… Read More Empathy matters . . .
It’s rare for everyone in an organisation to be broken; rarely does everyone need fixing. But good leaders can take great ingredients and create a masterpiece.
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