Leaders Need Support, Too
Leaders Need Support, Too “It’s lonely at the top” is something we’ve heard a lot. It implies that leadership – especially senior leadership – can be at times isolating. And [...]
Coaching the Unconscious Incompetence
Coaching the Unconscious Incompetence The Four Levels of Competence model, developed by Noel Birch in the 1970’s, reinforces how we all have hidden strengths, blind spots and behaviours that we [...]
Leading Self: Making Personal Change Efforts Sustainable
Leading Self: Making Personal Change Efforts Sustainable It is easy to get lost when hiking down an unfamiliar unmarked trail versus one known that is well trodden. Personal change efforts [...]
Are Genes Getting in the Way of Leadership?
Are Genes Getting in the Way of Leadership? How genes don’t necessarily determine who you are The debate on whether leaders are made or born may be answered in this [...]
The COVID-19 Identity Crisis: How to Embrace the New Norm
The COVID-19 Identity Crisis: How to Embrace the New Norm If there is one thing we can learn from this global crisis, it is, behavioural change that is imposed on [...]
Being Mindful of Stress Management
Being Mindful of Stress Management A full workload mixed with competing demands is a challenge many leaders are faced with. The stress this can create may impact others through our [...]
Say It! Be Courageous and Move Beyond Communications 101
SAY IT! Be Courageous and Move Beyond Communications 101 My Skype phone rings for my August ‘6 questions performance management’ meeting with one of my bosses, Nic. My nervous energy [...]
The Power of Values in Leadership
The Power of Values in Leadership Making the important link between values and behaviours Values lead to thoughts, actions, behaviours and results. This is why organizations spend so much time [...]
Understanding Resistance: Emotional Intelligence at Work
Understanding Resistance: Emotional Intelligence at Work To Resist is Human. Learning How to Move Beyond is Leadership. I was recently surprised by my own resistance, as a student no less. [...]
Vertical Leadership Development: the Value of Knowing Your Values
Vertical Leadership Development: the Value of Knowing Your Values Do you work on developing yourself before you have to? Over the years, I have come to believe that most of [...]