Tips on improving resilience and the ability to bounce back after a setback abound online. To enhance our resilience, we need to know ourselves better and find our most effective energy sources. Replenishing these energy resources doesn't have to be time-consuming, but knowing who we are and what helps us to be resilient leaders is well worth the investment.
If you’re looking to increase your confidence levels, then you may be looking at things the wrong way. For lasting results, you need to focus on overcoming the self-doubt that’s getting in the way of feeling confident in your role
Read MoreOver the years, I have collected many truths of leadership. These are things I discovered in my corporate career, and I know still to be relevant through my leadership coaching practice. So here are my top ten leadership truths.
Read MoreThe most important leadership skill to have in my view is self-awareness. Self-awareness is the foundation for all other leadership skills and can be developed and honed like any other leadership skill. This can be done through regular reflection, receiving feedback and working with a leadership coach
Read MoreAs a leader, you want your team to follow you but also to be inspired by you and go the extra mile when you need them to. Through my leadership coaching and training, and my own experiences of leading and being led, I’ve learnt that it comes down to one thing. Trust. Understanding your leadership values and leadership style through increased self-awareness is vital to developing this trust.
Read MoreI’ve had a couple of coaching conversations in the last month where the issue of setting and maintaining boundaries has come up. Establishing and then maintaining boundaries is essential as it helps others to understand how we want to work and be with people and how we want others to treat us. “Boundaries” can include physical boundaries (invasions of personal space), mental (being overloaded with work), emotional (intrusive questions about our personal lives), or to do with values and beliefs (feeling pressured to drink at work due to religious reasons).
Read MoreTo get ahead and be promoted in corporate life, you need to get noticed and be visible. If that’s something that causes you some anxiety or you don’t know where to start, then fear not! You can build your own personal brand and reputation in a way that feels authentic to you.
Read More"EQ is better than IQ in the workplace", "EQ is what makes you successful".
Emotional intelligence, or EQ, has come to the fore in recent years as the primary driver behind workplace success and solid relationships. But is it as straightforward as that?
