Career Acceleration, Leadership, Motivation, Performance
Let me share with you three simple yet powerful leadership tweaks that will help you boost your career. What got you here won’t get you there. This phrase, which comes from Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, is a very powerful one. Continuing to do more of what you’re good at is...
Leadership, Motivation, Performance
Jane’s frustration at ‘not knowing the story of what I’m doing’ in a new role introduced Part 1. She identified the inner messages she tells herself that get in the way of her effectiveness: ‘People move me around. I need to grow up a bit, I...
Increasing effectiveness, Leadership
‘I don’t know the story of what I’m doing’, was how Jane described her frustration with herself in a recent coaching session. As she moves into a new role that requires her to demonstrate greater authority in a highly complex stakeholder... Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Performance
A Fast Company article reviews Kevin Cashman’s recent book The Pause Principles, which highlights the power of meaningful conversations based on questioning (probing language) and listening (facilitating language), and the virtuous cycle created by using them in... Increasing effectiveness, Leadership, Performance
A study conducted at University of Washington provides more evidence that mindfulness practice has real value for organisational leaders. An eight week training program for managers improved focused attention, memory and mood, and reduced stress. After the mindfulness...