One Thing A Leader Needs To Practice
There is the constant quest to define the qualities that make a great leader. This quest will go on until the end of time, as it should.
Avoid 5 Pitfalls Of Difficult Conversations
Have you ever watched two people handle a difficult conversation poorly? It is always easier to see the mistakes other people make, but much harder to see our own contributions…
The Culture Pulse Test
Workplace culture is going to happen with or without you, and because it is not linear, your culture will do one of two things.
Seven Keys To Instant Rapport
Have you ever met someone that you instantly liked? Or have you ever met someone that immediately rubbed you the wrong way? Of course you have.
Are You A Taskmaster Or A Prospector?
Setbacks and challenges are embedded into the fibre of business, education, customer service and parenting. Finding the motivation to get up and keep going is the life blood of success.
Leverage Your Leadership Skills To Improve Your Impact
What makes a leader more effective? How can you leverage your leadership abilities to increase and improve your impact?
Accessing The Confidence/Competence Loop
We all recognise that our success accelerates when we're confident. The reason is simple - without confidence we revert to fear, and when we are fearful we don't take any…
Top 4 Tips For Delivering Authentic Presentations
The most positive, memorable presentations are the ones that are authentic. When we deliver an authentic presentation, who we are shines through. We connect with our audience.
How To Keep Your Best Employee Before They Become Your Competitor
Steve Jobs worked for Atari before founding Apple. Jeff Bezos worked for Bankers Trust before launching Amazon. Elon Musk sold his first company to Compaq before starting Tesla and SpaceX.
Building Psychological Safety
In 1999, I joined Des Penny the CEO & Founder of Proteus Leadership to help run and grow the business. Shortly after, we co-wrote and launched the first culture workshop…
Leverage Your Established Relationships
In our obsession with social media metrics, followers, likes, connections, reach, Klout and so on, it's easy to forget that the people who will make the biggest difference to you…
The Dangers Of Compulsive Multi-Tasking
Leaders today are getting smashed with work. There is more to do than time available, everyone wants a piece of you, and time seems to evaporate into thin air. The…
Why Good Leaders Start As Good Followers
People in leadership roles have the latitude to decide who they want to work with. That's one of the perks. We spend significant numbers of hours each day; creating companies,…
Five Steps To Rediscovering Happiness
Life provides us with challenges. Sometimes we suffer circumstances that leave us in a bad space. The only truth is that you cannot control what happens to you, only what…
Shadowing – Your Surprise Secret Weapon For Leadership Success
Help your team members step up by letting them 'shadow' you in your job. This shows them how you spend your day, what you do, how you do it, what…
9 Ways Leaders Can Overcome The Tendency To Micromanage
Micromanagement. The word creates emotion in almost anyone who has ever worked a day in their life. Most have been micromanaged, and none liked it.
The 3 Elements Of Successful Innovations
One of the most commonly-quoted stories around disruption is about Kodak, which was the market leader in film photography, but failed because it couldn't adapt to digital photography.
10 Tips For Building Relationships That Work
Almost everything you have accomplished, or will ever accomplish, or may never accomplish can be traced to the quality of your relationships.
