Do you ever have the thought as a leader that you need to know everything that is going on? Or perhaps to be able to do everything? There is an unspoken pressure to do this and whilst I understand this view, I have discovered this view creates obstacles to the
This week I thought I would get a little more personal and pull back the curtain on what drives me. I often get asked why I do what I do. Here’s why. School was mostly ok for me apart from a time when I found myself on the wrong side
Have you ever had to have a difficult conversation with a team member or perhaps a colleague? For me difficult conversations, or the thought of them, can cause me more than one disturbed night’s sleep. However, the truth is difficult conversations are a part of life. It is easy to
I have just returned from a trip to Zambia. Apart from meeting some amazing people there were some differences in the landscape too. We came across many large ant or termite hills. Some a number of metres high. Quite amazing. Inside each ant hill there are thousands of ants functioning
Over the last few days, I have been involved in helping leaders to understand how they are wired. Effective leaders have discovered that the key to great leadership does not start with leading others it starts with how you lead yourself. The key to being an effective leader is self-awareness.
For five years my family and I lived and worked in South India. It was an amazing experience with many cross-cultural challenges. As someone who delivers training, I am on the look out for how engaged participants are with the content. In my own culture I know what disengaged generally
This past week our old kitchen was ripped out in preparation for the new one going in. Exciting times! Whilst ripping out the old significant historic water damage came to light, which had compromised the floor. In the short time we looked around the house before purchase, the kitchen seemed
Last week the blog looked at how important trust is for organisations and teams. This week I want to zoom in to a key factor in generating trust. Trust in leadership is at an all time low. It may be that trust is higher in business leaders than in government
This week I want to lift some content out of my book I See You: to lead well you need credibility. Whilst you will judge a leader’s credibility by what they do and say, the leader’s credibility starts as an inside job. As John C. Maxwell says: “People unaware of
If you have the right heart motivation as a leader, then you will be looking for ways you can become more effective. How many times have you found yourself in situations where you wonder how it is that you got there? It could be a conversation with a colleague that