High-quality conversations build trust and foster meaningful connections. The key skills required for high-quality conversations are active listening, effective questioning, and overcoming assumptions. Not every conversation needs to be high-quality but putting these skills into practice will help build empathy and drive progress.
Read MoreIf you're in a senior leadership position, chances are you're holding two roles in tension at any one point: your role as a head of department or function and your role as a member of the senior leadership team. Plus, there may be some side roles on top, such as sponsoring an employee group, acting as a mentor or internal coach, or leading a strategic project. So, how do you succeed in multiple roles at work?
Are you familiar with the three stages of leadership? A “one time and done” approach doesn’t work with leadership development, so determining the stage your employees are at and the leadership challenges they face is key. Get it right, though, and leadership coaching can have a profound multiplier effect on your organisation.
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.
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