We were recently asked to present a talk on belonging. They had noticed that remote workers seemed to be less connected to their organisations and were concerned about the impact of this. 200 people came to explore the topic. The conversations afterwards confirmed what the research already tells us — this is a subject that… Continue reading The Belonging Advantage: Why Connection Is Your Competitive Edge
When we hit stressful situations how do we react? A key part of leadership is about giving people confidence that we can lead them – this has been identified in research resilience, energy or personal positivity being a key component of leadership. New research from Brunswick Group shows something striking: executive stress levels today are… Continue reading Its how leaders react to stressful situations that matters
I recently attended a wine tasting hosted by the Irish New Zealand Business Network. Alan Brady and Brian Shaw told the story of Wild Irishman Wines, and took us through tasting five of their fine wines. I was taken in their story by the similarities to authentic leadership. All the well researched leadership models… Continue reading Authentic Leadership in Winemaking
Our evaluation of coaching consistently shows when Leaders coach their people, they are more engaged and more likely to be open to learning (a growth mindset). Other research shows a whole range of positive impacts on performance and capability building to the extent that coaching is probably one of the key tools of a leader.… Continue reading Leaders Coach!
Disagreements in the workplace are common, and to the extent that disagreements reveal useful differences of opinion, can be constructive and useful in creating a successfully diverse workplace, if managed well. Unfortunately, not all disagreements or personality differences are expressed or managed effectively. And this often leads to fractured work relationships, damaged wellbeing and… Continue reading Workplace Conflict – when can it go from bad to worse?
I ran the last session from a leadership development programme last week. I always ask people what have they been doing differently since the last session and what has worked. This time just everybody said listening more to their people (and a few listening more at home) and described the positive impact that had on… Continue reading What are you really listening for?
