Liberating your leadership

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

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...
Leadership & Dialogue

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

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

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...