We’re doing leadership all wrong – let’s fix that!
We’re making the same leadership mistake over and over again – it’s time to stop! Here’s how.
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Why Gardening Is A Great Metaphor For Working With Strengths
This morning, as I sat outside with my coffee admiring my summer flowers, I realised that gardening is a great metaphor for working with strengths. There are so many different elements to consider as you plan and care for your garden. And the way you understand and work with each element contributes to the outcome
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How to use your strengths to pursue your dreams
New goals and New Year’s Resolutions It’s traditional at the start of the year, or in a fresh month or quarter, to think about what has been, and look for a fresh start. This reflection and desire to start afresh often manifests as a set of “New Year’s Resolutions”. They are aspirational goals of who
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Leadership Toolbox: getting to grips with empathy
In my first Leadership Toolbox post, I talked about the importance of self-care for leaders. Self-care involves turning our attention inward, to manage our own wellbeing. In this post, I’ll be talking about the tool of empathy, which helps us turn our attention outward, to understand and connect with those around us. In a future
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Continuous improvement
My entire philosophy is based on two core beliefs: that change is possible, and that we can always be a little bit better today than we were yesterday. These beliefs underpin the concept of continuous improvement. In this article, I explain why continuous improvement is so important, and how we can apply it to our
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Leadership Toolbox: how to create a self-care plan
As leaders, we need a comprehensive toolbox to succeed in our roles. I’ll be publishing a series of posts on leadership tools in coming months, so keep an eye out! I am starting this series with self-care because I believe it is the single most important tool for our toolbox. It may feel like an
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Ask yourself: why do you ask questions?
Chances are, you’ve been taught there is such a thing as a “good” and a “bad” type of question. Typically, this refers to open-ended questions (“good”), and closed questions (“bad”). This judgement is based on the likelihood of getting more than a one-word answer. But have you ever asked yourself why we ask questions at
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If you want to be good at something, first you’ve got to be bad
There’s a simple truth in life that I have encountered too many times to count… If I want to be any good at anything, first of all, I have to be willing to be bad at it. Learning and skill development are processes, not instant-gratification. So, instead of giving up on something if I don’t
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