Leading With Self-Awareness Leads To True Power
have you thought of what happens if a person in an external power position is stripped of all of the above? What is left? Was this True Power
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How Your Perception Creates Your Reality
Your perception creates your reality Today I had a big personal breakthrough. I was able to see something I had long viewed in a…
How To Effectively Engage Sensory And Intuitive People
Sensing and intuitive people have different needs I write a lot about leadership and how leaders can choose to see things from another perspective. …
6 Reasons Why Being Motivated Is Not Enough
Motivation is only a temporary fix We are constantly attempting to motivate ourselves both at work and at home. The problem with the state…
5 Basic Practices Which Make You The Best Boss
Being the best boss Life can be hard at the top. As a leader, you’ll know that keeping the troops happy is essential for…
Boost Your Workforce Using The Art of Inclusive Leadership
Why practise inclusive leadership? Did you know that nearly a third of all working-age adults have some form of disability? Also, this number is…
Why Good Employees Quit
Why Good Employees Quit Employee retention is a huge concern for companies. Talented, trained, and experienced people are needed to compete in any market….
Clearing The Space For The Emerging World
Surfing The Deep Waters Of The Dark Feminine The crash In the fall of 2008, my native country, Iceland, starred heavily in the global…
Are Leaders Born Or Made?
Are leaders born or made? Anyone familiar with the original version of The Office, which first aired in the UK in the early 2000s,…
Essential Qualities Of Good And Bad Leadership
Identifying the essential qualities of leaders When thinking about leadership we often consider aspects that make someone an effective leader. It is the skills…
9 Keys To Being An Inspirational Leader
Runa describes 9 Keys to Inspirational leadership, and advises “As you start consciously cultivating your own inspirational skills, think of the leaders who are an inspiration and why they inspire you”.
7 Essential Traits of Inspirational Leadership
What is the difference between a manager and a leader? What makes inspirational leaders? If you don’t inspire your teams to achieve greatness, you’re not a leader. You’re a manager, at best, contends Frederika Roberts in this inspirational article
The Magnificent 7 Practices Successful Leaders Use To Inspire
Bonnie’s inspirational article sets out 7 leadership practices which inspire followers, and creates meaning. Resource rich article, with some interesting references and links.
What is Your Organisation’s Purpose?
Gina Hayden, takes an inspiring look at having a Purpose, and contend’s it’s all about the “Why?” Why does your organisation exist? What does it stand for in the world? And what difference would it make if it wasn’t there?
How To Inspire Others Using the DAC Formula
Ron Cartey discusses the DAC formula which includes three distinct attributes which make up the vital factor for being inspirational, which Ron describes as Personal Motivation or the Desire To Succeed.
Want To Be An Inspirational Leader? Get A Little Bit Crazy
Jone considers an important factor in describing Inspirational leaders, and takes a “tongue in cheek” look at what could be a common denominator for some of the most famous leaders
5 Reasons to Go The Extra Mile and Live Your Best Life
Going the extra mile Creating a vision underpinned by customer focused outcomes in a working environment sets the tone as to how your customers…
3 Ways We Block Success
Three Ways We Block Success I’ve often wondered why people don’t, as a rule, live up to their potential, why we block success. People…
Enduring Inspirational Leadership
Efiong takes a much needed look at how inspirational people have transcended place and culture and seem destined to endure. An inspirational look at some of the most iconic leaders of all time.
3 Reasons Why A Great Engagement Strategy Isn’t Enough
An engagement strategy doesn’t always get to the heart of the problem Employee engagement is a “must have” leadership skill. I have worked…
The Hidden Power For Leadership and Life
The hidden power When I first began leading and managing teams, I would be irritated by negative and “play it safe” people. My desire…
8 Ways To Say Thank You And Recognise Your Team
Recognise your team A recent report in HR Magazine by David Woods reported “Employers are failing to inspire or recognise their staff and make…
10 Keys To Creating An Inspiring Culture
Companies with an inspiring culture are more profitable, grow more and have a higher share value. They attract more talent, have actively engaged and fulfilled employees that contribute above and beyond the call of duty and are keen to stay with the company for a long time by Oliver Christen
The Cornerstone of Authentic Leadership
Authentic Leadership skills include learning from relationships Many years ago I worked with a client who was thinking of starting up her own business….
What If Everything Was OK?
What if things were really ok? Two nights ago, I went swimming. It was an activity I had been looking forward to all day. …
5 Ways To Get Into The Inspiration Zone
Are you in the inspiration zone? I work best when I’m in the inspiration zone. For me, being in the inspiration zone means I…
3 Critical Interpersonal Skills Of Successful Leaders
Lack of belief can affect skills I often wonder if people think interpersonal skills are an unchangeable character trait that they. Less than effective traits…
How to Achieve New Year’s Resolutions That Transform You
A defeatist approach to New Year’s Resolutions can reinforce the bad habits you want to change Happy New Year to you all. I wish…
7 Uncommon Ways to be a Positive Influence on You and Your Team
Getting to grips with the psychology of positive leadership The psychology of leadership simply fascinates me, and no more so than when leaders have…
3 Non Verbal Habits of Inspiring People
Inspiring people starts at first glance. Non verbals cues play a key role in starting relationships based on trust, competence and appropriate emotions. A look at non-verbal ways of inspiring others by Cecile Guinnebault