Why don’t the best leaders get the top jobs?
Why is it that those great leaders, the ones who role model the best behaviours, seldom get picked for senior roles in some businesses? This question came about recently during a conversation with a client about what good leadership looks like; they were thinking...
Compassionate Leadership: What is it and what can the current situation (with COVID-19) teach us as leaders?
“When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience.” ...
Cookie Cutter Leadership – why one size doesn’t fit all!
Do you ever feel that you are just too “different”, or too weird, or too ordinary, or maybe even too sensitive or quirky to really be a leader, let alone a successful leader? Maybe you see all those “shiny branded leaders” out there in your...
Leadership Lessons from a Jedi Master
It’s rare to find someone who hasn’t ever watched a Star Wars film*. I was facilitating a coaching skills workshops recently when the oft-quoted phrase from the Jedi Master known as ‘Yoda’ came up: ‘Do. Or do not. There is no try.’ One of the participants had said...