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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Leadership And Risk
The weight of leadership derives from many elements when in a management position, but one traditional point of view is the leader’s expectation to take risks – either real or perceived. These expectations come from their own bosses as well as peers and employees, but the simple matter is, it is not risking the leader […]
Leadership For Entrepreneurs
Leadership For Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurs are, by their very nature, big picture people. They can clearly see, and define, the end result they are after, and who will be impacted. They know exactly where they are headed. The successful ones know that they need a team around them to get them there (I have the best […]
Leadership Key Mental Health
Leadership key to Mental Health was the heading of an article I read recently in the Sydney Morning Herald by Jan-Louise Godfrey. I agree. Before I explain why I agree and what we can do about it; I am going to share a story. Recently I have had someone very close to me experiencing mental health […]
Leadership Success Failure
How would you feel if you felt successful even after you failed at something? Pretty awesome hey? Success has been the main word of human evolution because after success, happiness follows accompanied by self-development and satisfaction. In every case success is attributed to those who have ‘what it takes’ to be successful, the leaders of […]
Soul of Leadership
I read the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra a number of years ago and I was instantly a huge fan! When I saw that he had just launched a new book on leadership, I couldn’t wait to get my hands onto it. Well, I like to get my hands on most leadership […]
Best Leaders Put Others First
Within some corporate structures, the leader is at the top of the pyramid, on higher rung than others, without peer. The financial bottom line can make these structures appear successful and model-worthy at first, but their profit is gained at the expense of the well being of everyone else who makes up the organisation. Typically, […]