Bad Leadership is the Best Leadership!
Now come on, you know I am joking right? However I do say you can learn just as much from a bad manager or leader than a great one as long as it is NOT what to do. I have seen the opposite where emerging leaders have learnt bad behaviours as they do what they […]
Younger Self Leadership
What would you say to your younger self about Leadership? Becoming a confident and courageous leader is both an attitude and a process. Like many undertakings, developing the ability to lead is one that benefits from experience. In fact, when it comes to gaining the insight that we need to learn how to lead ourselves […]
15 Leadership Books Every Future Leader Read Anyone Actually
Jack Nicholson Once Said, “When You Stop Learning, I Believe You Are Dead!” One Of The Things That Helps Me To Conquer The Imposter Syndrome Is My Ability To Keep It Real And Tell People That I Am A Semi-Expert. Having An Unquenchable Thirst For Knowledge Makes It Possible To Learn New Things, Grow As […]
Jamie Oliver Leadership
It’s not something we might spend a lot of time considering but the ‘‘why’’ behind what we do has a major impact on the choices we make and the actions we take. What do I mean by the ‘why’? Simon Sinek describes it as “The purpose, cause, or belief that inspires you to do what […]
Leadership Is An Attitude
Attitude, Not Aptitude Determines Altitude Zig Ziglar A few months ago I was speaking about Leadership and Confidence to 200 University students. It was one of the best days I have had this year. What struck me was not only their commitment to being there, listening and really being involved in the presentation, but their […]
Hiding Behind Leadership Mask
Always Be Yourself, Express Yourself, Have Faith In Yourself, Do Not Go Out And Look For A Successful Personality And Duplicate It. Bruce Lee If you are a new leader in the present-day world, you may find it natural to adopt a new identity that will help you hide your vulnerability and uncertainty. Everyone […]
Decoding Leadership Effectiveness
Creating Leadership That Works! So much discussion centres on leadership. We at LeadershipHQ know as well as anyone, because of course we add to it! In all the sentences, articles and conversations, it can be difficult to assess what appears to be most important in terms of skill and behaviour, for you personally as a […]
Fast Track Leadership
I remember when I was little driving from Brisbane to Cairns with my family. I was sitting in the back being my inpatient self (this hasn’t changed) and saying to my parents literally every 5 minutes – “Are we there yet?” This is an interesting memory for me when I started my career as I […]
Are You A Responsive Leader
Are you a responsive leader? I used to hate it when I’d make a suggestion or recommendation to my team leader and have no reply or acknowledgment at all. Without the feedback, I felt as though my suggestions were worthless (which I knew they weren’t.) I soon learnt not to bother offering ideas for change […]
Designing Leadership Learning Neuroleadership Summit Blog Part 3
When it comes to designing learning experiences we need to know how to make certain that the learning is understood and retained once the training program has ended. David Rock presented the AGES model as a tool which will help make learning “sticky”. A stands for Attention. It seems logical that we are more likely to […]