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Do you give clarity to your teams?

  • Leadership

How often do you give clarity to your teams? How often do you think about the language you use with your teams? No, I’m not talking about whether you swear…

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How to be Assertive in Leadership

  • Confidence

Assertive leaders are able to express their thoughts and feelings in a direct, honest and appropriate way. They naturally tend to gain the trust and respect of their teams and…

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Effective Conflict Management for Leaders

Effective Conflict Management for Leaders

  • Resilience

Conflict. It’s something that many of us prefer to avoid, but it can often be unavoidable. It’s a natural, if not always pleasant part of dealing with people. As leaders,…

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It's Lonely at the Top

Leadership: It’s lonely at the top

  • Confidence

Being a leader is rewarding, challenging and brings a great deal of job satisfaction. But it can also be lonely. You’re there for your people when things get tough –…

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Stop labelling and start communicating

Leaders: Stop labelling and start communicating

  • Resilience

Labelling others. We do it all the time. Labels make life easy for us. In the supermarket, labels make it easy to identify and pick up the exact items we…

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Are your instructions clear, or in disguise?

Are your leadership instructions clear, or in disguise?

  • Confidence

One of the biggest challenges faced by my clients is dealing with conflict. They’ll take drastic steps to avoid confrontation or “difficult conversations,” even if it affects their ability to…

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If you’re not listening, your meetings are a waste of everyone’s time

  • Leadership / Presence / Self-Leadership

Before my mum passed away, she used to phone me every evening at 6pm to have a quick chat. This started back in the days when it was cheaper to…

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How knowing your values will change how you work

Why knowing your values is so important

  • Self-Leadership

A lot of my work with my clients is focused on gaining a greater awareness of yourselves and finding the ‘real you’. Recently I met with a coaching client who…

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Do you need more time to connect with your team?

  • Self-Leadership

As a busy leader, do you miss out on opportunities to connect with your team? With little time available, it’s easy to reduce your contact to brief progress updates before…

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Are your teams leaving their brains at the gate?

Are your teams leaving their brains at the gate?

  • Confidence

An issue I’m hearing from many of the senior leaders I work with is how some of their staff are just ‘turning up’ for work. They don’t really seem interested…

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If your meetings aren’t working, are you asking the wrong questions?

If your meetings aren’t working, are you asking the wrong questions?

  • Resilience

Recently, I was working with a group of senior leaders who all expressed their frustration about the lack of engagement with staff. This was particularly noticeable during meetings, where the…

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