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Liberating your leadership
Leadership is about influencing others to work towards a vision or mission and I’ve yet to experience anyone asking me to influence them – leadership is rarely something that people give you; it’s something you have to take! “Leadership is the readiness to stand out...
Seven Mental Toughness Questions
What is Mental Toughness? Mental Toughness is a personality trait that determines how well individuals cope with stress, pressure, and challenges, regardless of their circumstances. It's not about physical strength or big muscles, but rather an internal attitude that...
Leadership & Dialogue
I first discovered the notion of dialogue about 35 years when I participated in a kind of T-Group at the Grubb Institute in the UK. It subsequently became an integral part of not only my “way of working” but part of me. The ability to engage in dialogue with others is...
The aircraft wing
Let’s imagine that you are an aircraft wing, not any old aircraft wing but a brand-new wing on an Airbus A350-1000; There you are, on the tarmac at Orly prior to a flight to La Réunion. The aircraft has been cleaned and is sitting empty on the tarmac – no pressure, no...
Take time out
There is a thin line between acute stress and chronic stress, and that thin line is recovery. Recovery time or down time is essential; you need to take time out to avoid burnout. Acute stress is the stress that we all experience in our hectic days. The call from your...
Beyond self-awareness
Much has been written recently about the importance of self-awareness in terms of Leadership Impact; “leaders need self-awareness to be effective”, “self-awareness is key to leadership excellence”, “great leadership starts with self-awareness”, ……. However,...
Having Impact
You can have a positive impact on some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t have a positive impact on all of the people all of the time However, you can learn to have more positive impact on more people more often....
Leadership lessons from 12 Angry Men
If I have watched the film “12 Angry Men” once, I have watched it a hundred times; I use it regularly in my leadership seminars, getting participants to watch it before or between modules and then debriefing it collectively. The film is a leadership seminar in itself....
Force Mentale
J'écris et parle de l'importance de la Force Mentale depuis près de vingt ans maintenant. La Force Mentale est dans votre tête, pas dans vos muscles et elle n’est pas réservée aux athlètes d’élite ! Si vous n'avez pas entendu parler de la Force Mentale ces dernières...
Team building or Team development
I am often asked, “do you have a team building activity you could recommend” and my answer is always, “it depends on what you want to with it”; to which the reply is usually a bit of a blank look and “well, teambuilding”. So, what is the purpose of a team building...