In my previous post, ‘why decision making is so important in leadership and business?’ I explained the importance of decision making, and how decisiveness can affect your personal and business life as a leader. To expand on this, this post will discuss how leadership can affect the decision making of others. During my leadership journey,…
In my early days on my leadership journey I learnt one very important lesson: People don’t leave companies, they leave people. A recent Gallup poll of more one million employed U.S. workers concluded that, the number one reason people quit their jobs is a bad boss which is almost 70%. Crazy right! But, don’t fall…
First impressions can be important in leadership and often leaders may say, or do, the wrong things which leads to them making a bad first impression. One particular good first impression that many leaders want to make is: how to come across intelligent? In this post I will share three simple steps on how to…
We live in a world of immediate influence via social media platforms where the actions of leaders can spark life changing inspiration, or incite violent chaos. We only need to go as far back as the US Presidential elections in November 2020, where the losing candidate, Donald Trump, incited a violent riot on the nation’s…
“The pressure of an increasingly demanding work culture in the UK is perhaps the biggest and most pressing challenge to the mental health of the general population”. That is a statement from the Mental Health Foundation in the UK and wow, what a powerful statement it is. A UK study found that one third of…
Over the last 12 months the world has change. There is no doubt about that, regardless of what generation you live in, there will always be substantial change year on year in your life. However, something that we can all agree on is that the change from full-time office to flexible remote working is a…
Mindfulness and happiness are often linked because people who practice mindfulness often say that they are happier? However, why is that and can that help you in leadership? Although there are hugely popular and successful people who practice mindfulness, what I am curious about is where practicing mindfulness can benefit the everyday leader. The aspiring,…
Change, in any situation, can be complicated and challenging or it can be structured and smooth. Implementing change requires leaders, leaders who demonstrate behaviours so that those involved feel heard, feel motivated to change and are empowered to change. Over more than ten years of implementing change initiatives, both successfully and unsuccessfully, I have noticed…
Apathy can destroy your relationship. Displaying leadership behaviours of empathy will help you connect better and build strong relationships. In this blog I will share how to become more empathetic. A key behaviour of leadership is displaying empathy towards others. Looking back on my younger self I was quite apathetic. I wasn’t completely cold and…
Do you remember that time when you have something to share, but no one was listening? Do you remember how it felt when no one listened when you wanted to share how you truly felt? Do you remember feeling alone when no one would listen? If you’ve ever felt like no one was listening to…
