Leadership Dimensions

Leadership Dimensions

Emotional Intelligence, and the associated Emotional Quotient (EQ), has been getting a lot of publicity these last years, especially since the work of David Goleman During the same period intellectual Intelligence and the associated Intellectual Quotient (IQ) has been...
Be prepared

Be prepared

Being on time for important events is essential, however, being prepared is paramount. By “being prepared”, I don’t mean having the presentation on a back-up USB key I’m talking about BEING prepared for what you are going to be DOING How prepared are you physically?...
Rainbow Teams

Rainbow Teams

Teams, like individuals, have their characteristics. Some teams are action oriented with their sights firmly on their deliverables; full of focussed energy and committed and accountable for what they are engaged in. On the downside they can be so task oriented that...
The importance of followership for leaders

The importance of followership for leaders

Followership is an extremely important topic for leaders; I don’t mean the need for leaders to have followers but the need for leaders to have a followership capacity. Leaders are not experts and they need sometimes to follow the ideas and suggestions of their...
Being Mindful when you have your mind full

Being Mindful when you have your mind full

It’s difficult to be Mindful when you have a mind full of stuff to do, so here are some ideas based on the 4C’s Mental Toughness model. Firstly, stay in Control of what you are doing; it’s very easy to get caught up in the frenzy of never ending Zooms, Teams, Webex,...