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Teams – part 2
Part 2 of a five-part series of posts around the subject of teams In this part, I will look at some of the “frameworks” that have inspired me and helped me over the last 30 years “A framework helps to understand the issue, it doesn’t give the answer” My current...
Teams – part 1
Part 1 of a five-part series of posts around the subject of teams “A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong” Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian chief The first teambuilding I was involved in as a facilitator was in 1988; it was a week-long outdoor based...
Developing your Mental Toughness
Mental Toughness is a “A personality trait which determines, in a large part, how people respond to challenge, stress and pressure, irrespective of their circumstances” People often ask me, “Where should I start?”, “Do I need to take on more challenging...
Collective Mental Toughness
Having mentally tough individuals in the team is one thing, having a mentally tough team is something else. We all bring strengths to a team, some of us are heads down and focussed on achieving the team’s objectives, some of us are questioning the team’s...
The importance of feeling Mentally Tough
Mental Toughness is not something you can see; it is a psychological concept made up from “constructs” – none of which you can actually see. Mental Toughness is, in essence, an attitude; it is something internal, something that is in our thoughts. The...
I have decided
When you say “I have decided”, which “i” is it that has decided? Is it your intellectual “i” that has reasoned, calculated and measured? Is it your intuitive “i” based on intangible patterns & cues and previous experience? Is it your instinctive “i” driven...
La Force Mentale
"Vous avez le pouvoir sur votre esprit, pas sur les événements extérieurs. Réalisez cela, et vous trouverez la force." Marcus Aurelius En incluant plusieurs notions comme la résilience, la persévérance et le locus de contrôle, la Force Mentale explique,...
Developing your Mental Toughness
If you want to develop your Mental Toughness, you need to “get below the surface” and understand what Mental Toughness is and what makes up Mental Toughness. In the benchmark Clough and Strycharcyk model of Mental Toughness, it is defined as “A narrow, plastic...
The C-Suite
Having a C-Suite is one thing; having a C-Suit leadership team is something else and having a real C-Suite leadership team, empowered, engaged and aligned, is ……………………….. not easy. C-Suite leadership teams are difficult beasts as egos are usually omnipresent A...
The importance of unlearning to leadership
I often kick-off my leadership seminars by asking the participants to get into small groups and share their unlearning objectives; “what do you need to unlearn during our time together”. This usually causes a few raised eyebrows and some surprised looks! Before...