Additional Reading
Leadership Blind Spots: When Our Assumptions Masquerade as Truth
One of the easiest mistakes any of us can make, especially as leaders, is believing we are right. Thinking we see the…
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The Art of Curiosity: How the Questions We Ask Shape the Future
Anyone who has spent time with young children knows their insatiable appetite for asking questions. Their curiosity is boundless, their desire to…
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Why “Just Think Positive” Misses the Point
We often hear that positivity is the key to success: “Just think positive.” “Good vibes only.” “Everything will work out.” At the…
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The Myth of Imposter Syndrome: What if You’re Just Accurately Self-Aware?
Last week I received an unsolicited invitation to pay for a webinar on supporting coaching clients with ‘Imposter Syndrome.’ The promotional materials…
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The Power of One-on-One Meetings: Building Communication and Productivity
One to one meetings are the foundation, the engine room of our business. If they’re led well we get to know our…
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Why learning to pause helps you be a more effective leader
I recently worked with a team of 30 first time leaders. They’re keen, energetic, all have good track records of being successful…
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Why listening lies at the heart of impactful leadership
Being a leader who listens Leadership life is busy, really busy. We talk about our heads ‘buzzing’, ‘multi-tasking’ and ‘managing distractions’. We…
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Navigating Moods and Emotions and the Peril of Positivity
Cornish Flowers – Niall Woodward I recently read an interview with James Taylor where he talked about ‘the precarity of our emotional lives’. Nearly…
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Five things I wish I’d known before I started leading a team (and five things that helped me!)
It was January and my new baby was four weeks old. I was besotted and so happy to be a mother of…
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Are you who you want to be?
I’ve had good reason to reflect today and gone back to a question I was asked a few years ago by a…
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