Being Mindful when you have your mind full

Being Mindful when you have your mind full

Apr 18, 2021 | Mental Toughness

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,...
Leadership development programmes that make a real difference

Leadership development programmes that make a real difference

Apr 12, 2021 | Leadership

In this article I would like to share what I think are the “bricks”, the “principles” and some “elements” that contribute to a truly effective approach to an “in-company” leadership development. The bricks Brick 1 – Focus on the behaviours that really matter based on...
Ensuring leadership failure

Ensuring leadership failure

Apr 4, 2021 | Leadership

If you want to ensure that you fail as a leader here are ten essentials: Surround yourself with people who have a total confidence in your ideas, your opinions and your point of view; get rid of anyone who might see things, even slightly, differently. Don’t delegate...
Your most important leadership tool

Your most important leadership tool

Mar 30, 2021 | Leadership

When in a leadership position, whether we like it or not, the spotlight is always on us. Everything we say and do is under scrutiny; the way we walk into a room, the way we stand, our handshake, our eye contact, our smile ……………. our rate of speech ……… the list is...
Leading from the dark side

Leading from the dark side

Mar 24, 2021 | Leadership

I saw the first Star Wars film when it came out in 1977; I enjoyed it, but nothing more. I liked the idea of the Jedi Knights and the Sith Lords, reminded me of the Lord of the Rings which I had read some years earlier; Sauron (chief lieutenant of the first Dark Lord,...