How to communicate signal not noise “We’re shouting at each other, with closed minds and an attachment to ideas, experiences and beliefs. Is it any wonder there’s so much defensiveness and division?” This was just one of the golden nuggets of wisdom that conscious...
Why leaders need to chew before they swallow One of my favourite books to read to my children, as they were growing up, was “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen. A classic children’s picture book, it tells of a family, going out on an adventure to find a bear...
How to make good choices How can we stay on track with ‘what good looks like’ when there’s so much else going on at work and in life generally? This was a question at The Leaders Surgery this week and I understand why… It’s one thing to understand what good looks...
The biggest risk in your team and organisation The silence was deafening. A senior leadership team I was working with had just been asked their views on an important strategic initiative by the CEO. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Now this CEO was good at holding the tension...
How to Use Disappointment to Your Advantage There is a word in the world that strikes me to the core… a real punch to the gut … a wobble to my confidence and sense of identity. It’s the D-word. Disappointment. Whether I’ve disappointed myself or others, or I hear it...
