What do people say about you and your team?
Elisabet Vinberg Hearn and I wrote this article for 2020visionleader.com What is your team’s reputation like? How are you perceived as a team? Reputation and how we are perceived matters. So as leaders and team members, we all need to raise our awareness of how we are perceived as a team. And then we need to take responsibility for the team’s reputation and brand, through our actions, behaviours and our ability to deliver. Some common...
4 ways leaders build trust
Elisabet Vinberg Hearn and I wrote this article for 2020visionleader.com There’s a lot of talk about trust – all around the world; in politics in particular, but also in business and society as a whole. We would argue that trust is quite a straightforward thing – without it we have nothing. We may be able to manage without trust for a while, but over time lack of trust erodes engagement and joy at work. And working in a hybrid set-up...
Exterminating the ‘Busy Bug’ Mindset
There’s a new epidemic in work and society in general: The “busy bug.”As a leader, how often do you ask people “How are you?” And how often do you hear “I am so busy!” in response?Why are we so busy? Is it really necessary? All too often, work and life can feel like we are on a hamster wheel: It spins around as we run, run, run. But we can choose to get off that wheel and look at things from a distance. We need to allow ourselves time...
Make leadership journaling part of your strategy
Elisabet Hearn and I wrote this article for 2020visionleader.com Don’t fall into the busy trap. There is great value in pausing to reflect, as it provides an opportunity to recognise what’s going on, evaluate results and consider options going forward. And journaling is a great way to do this, because it also adds the power of the written word, putting pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard. As thoughts are captured in a visual way (or...
7 Tips for Mastering the Art of Questions
Elisabet Hearn and I wrote this article for 2020visionleader.com Three key characteristics that great leaders have are that they: Are interested in other people Are good at listening Know that they don’t know everything! Great leaders ask really smart questions – they don’t give the answers. And as such, they realise that the art of asking questions is crucial when it comes to creating engaged team members and effectively managing the...
Bridging the leadership void
Elisabet Hearn and I wrote this article for 2020visionleader.com What happens in the leadership void, when all or several leaders resign or are let go? The current COVID pandemic has certainly created leadership voids all around the world. A leadership void creates a lot of uncertainty and concern. It can also cause a drain on knowledge and experience, which an organisation (a country or a community) is dependent on and cannot afford...
Excellence in Leadership
Excellence in Leadership is excited to announce that the 4th book Supercharged Leader is now launched . This follows on from the three awarded books all of which are available to buy on Amazon
