Moving From Boss to Coach
When organisations and their partners participate in coaching training together, the culture spreads like a social epidemic. In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, a new paradigm is emerging: Leader as coach. It is boom time for coaching right now, evident in increasing numbers of people seeking out self help, leadership, performance, business and […]
How Present Are You?
Leadership presence is both convincing and reassuring for those who experience a person who can light up a room by just being there, present an inspiring speech or simply make a person feel really heard for the first time. How similar or different is this quality to good old fashioned charisma? Why do we talk […]
On Having a Conversation
Research shows that we are likely to interrupt another person on average every seventeen seconds before interrupting or interjecting our own ideas. If we are not interrupting another person we may be busy defending ourselves or fighting to be heard. Next time you are at the dinner table or in a meeting room, notice who […]
On Writing Your Way to Personal Freedom and Meaning
“When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves” Victor Frankel Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, not of our own making, the future feels uncertain. We are living in an age of uncertainty – uncertainty about what is going to happen to the planet; uncertainty about our health, uncertainty about […]
Staying Connected During Social Distancing and Working at Home
“How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world” Anne Frank Staying connected and motivated when we are working from home can be difficult. We may be less productive as we adapt to the new environment. We may feel cloistered. Social isolation can exacerbate feelings of […]
Adjust Your Leadership Style
“Until you make the unconscious conscious it will direct your life and you will call it fate” Carl Gustav Jung
What Is Unconscious Bias?
“Until you make the unconscious conscious it will direct your life and you will call it fate” Carl Gustav Jung
Myths of Mindful Leadership
There are many myths about mindful leadership. Amanda Sinclair (2016) in her book titled “Leading Mindfully” says that the true Buddhist meaning for mindfulness is “awareness” or “being present”. This can be a misunderstood concept. Some people may think of “mindfulness” as a self absorbed state or a meditative state involving withdrawal from the world. […]
