Are you a female leader in your mid 40s to mid 50s? The likelihood is you may be experiencing symptoms of the menopause. While menopause is getting more press lately, organisational support and leadership understanding is in its early stages. While 50% of the workforce will experience the menopause, it is still not widely talked… Read more »
If you’ve opened up this blog to read more we are off to a good start – hopefully that in itself is an indicator that your curiosity got the better of you and you wanted to find out more! Recently I’ve been a coach/mentor/trainer for a number of managers and it made me realise that… Read more »
Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay When did you last take a risk at work? Were you even aware you were taking a risk? Or perhaps you were aware that you didn’t take a course of action because of the risks? A recent study explored some factors that influence our attitudes towards risk and it got… Read more »
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay As a leader, you and your team work IN your business each and every day; how often do you work ON your business? By that I mean, how often do you, and your team, reflect on and seek feedback on whether you are adding value to all of your… Read more »
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Are you in the first 5 years of your career? Are you already focused on moving into a leadership role in the future? Have you considered the best development focus to give you a greater chance of success in the longer term? I must admit, in my early career, while I quickly… Read more »
Image credit: nicoletaionescu Stock Image and Video Portfolio – iStock (istockphoto.com) You know that feeling when a valued team member asks for a meeting with you and starts by letting you know they are handing in their notice? That’s a feeling you don’t want to repeat too often. What can you do in the way… Read more »
Image by Joshua Woroniecki from Pixabay Do you have a good sense of your leadership purpose? If you are not sure what I mean and want to see your leadership career progress, there is a good reason to read on. According to Korn Ferry, leaders with a clear purpose not only reach more challenging roles… Read more »
Credit: Oliver Le Moal Are you experiencing any of the following in your team or organisation? You are losing some of your key leadership talent when it is imperative to retain them Leaders are leaving because they think their careers have stalled Leaders are expecting the organisation to make their career happen rather than owning… Read more »
Are you being intentional about giving yourself the best chance to grow in skills, competence and experience or are you holding yourself back? I’m not talking about the obvious ways we can grow like training courses but how we approach our work day to day. I’ve been reflecting on how our ability to stretch ourselves… Read more »
Image by Andrew Martin Following on from my January post, I’ve been reflecting on the positive power of the simple word “No”. Recently, some of the managers and leaders that I have been coaching have been wrestling with finding (or making) time to do the ‘right’ things, in part because they have taken on work… Read more »
