Category: Additional Reading

I recently worked with a team of 30 first time leaders. They’re keen, energetic, all have good track records of being successful in previous roles and are now leading teams.… Continue reading Why learning to pause helps you be a more effective leader

Being a leader who listens  Leadership life is busy, really busy. We talk about our heads ‘buzzing’, ‘multi-tasking’ and ‘managing distractions’. We all know listening is important, but focusing on… Continue reading Why listening lies at the heart of impactful leadership

It was January and my new baby was four weeks old. I was besotted and so happy to be a mother of a beautiful baby boy. I’d started my MA… Continue reading Five things I wish I’d known before I started leading a team (and five things that helped me!)

I’ve had good reason to reflect today and gone back to a question I was asked a few years ago by a year 5 child at a school in Salford.… Continue reading Are you who you want to be?

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to one another.” John F. Kennedy neatly lands his point. Why? Well, because the success organisations and their ability to learn, adapt and grow is… Continue reading Leadership and learning are indispensable to one another

I recently saw Steve Huffman co-founder and chief executive of the online discussion forum Reddit sharing three tips for success.  ‘Really the job is all about time and stress management more than… Continue reading New year, new term, time for a new habit?

The Heart Aroused is a great read for anyone grappling with what it means to keep humanity in the daily experience of work; what David Whyte calls the ‘preservation of… Continue reading Good Reads: The Heart Aroused by David Whyte

Earlier this year I was asked by Slava Kremerman, CEO at Zen Educate to be their new and first VP of People. I hadn’t been looking for a permanent role.… Continue reading VP of People – The First 100 days: Using a Design Process for Planning

The Art of Innovation by Tom Kelley with Jonathan Littman. Jono Hey, Chief Product Officer at Zen Educate mentioned this book during a ‘Lunch and Learn’ for the team a… Continue reading Good Reads: The Art of Innovation

Successful leadership is about the impact we have on those around us, and the extent to which we enable those we lead to be the best possible version of themselves.… Continue reading Five Books I Wish I’d Read Before Leading a Team