Category Archives: Leadership
Do you have leadership presence? Do you know how to get it?
A friend was given feedback that she does not have “leadership presence”. My friend: 🧡consistently demonstrates a strategic mindset 💙 respectfully challenges poor decisions 💛 speaks up in meetings when needed 💚 is friendly, courteous and hardworking 💜 is well-liked … Continue reading
A note to hiring managers.
Let’s say you’re hiring for a role in your team. Close your eyes and imagine what this ideal candidate might look like. Now – what picture comes to mind? 👦 A young man? 👵 An older woman? 🧐 Someone with … Continue reading
People leaders – do you ever say “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions”?
If so, you may be depriving you and your team from coming up with creative ideas. The thing is this. If you always expect your people to come to you with solutions, that’s exactly what they will do. But here … Continue reading
Managing up – by throwing people under the bus.
My friend told me about his colleague with whom he had just met. He said that this colleague was really nice and supportive in their 1:1 meeting. However, he said that at the leadership session that afternoon, he was expecting … Continue reading
A fallacy to reject – there is no place for shame 😳
Shame has its place in society. It’s that feeling of humiliation or distress that arises from having done something wrong. For example, let’s say you just told off someone because you believed they were wrong. And then you find out … Continue reading
It’s the SOFT components that lead to HARD results.
We all know the organisational metrics we want to achieve: ⚜ a higher engagement score ❇ a DEI metric that packs a punch ✴ a higher people retention/lower attrition rate 💠 a customer satisfaction score for a brand that is … Continue reading
Something to think about further – there is no ‘I’ in teams. 🏆 📛
So, friends – you’ve heard this aphorism before. We are taught to think about the success of the team – and to downplay the self-interests of the individual. Here is another perspective. There is no way a person can think of … Continue reading
People leaders – what to do with your ‘troublemakers’.
Every team will have one of these. The so-called troublemaker who: 📛 challenges decisions made 💠 questions a particular course of action ❇ calls out BS when they see it ✴ does not hesitate to ask tough questions 🔱 is … Continue reading
How would YOU like to be helped, or supported?
Friends, sometimes in our lives, we need help. And we would love it for someone to step up and give us assistance in such a manner that it leaves us humbled. 💕💖 Let’s say you need a new role/job. You … Continue reading
What to do when someone has offended you with a comment or a question.
Here is a more nuanced way to reflect on this situation. Let’s say someone made a comment that was manifestly untrue. For example, they said that you had elements of being lazy. 😁 Now you know you are not a … Continue reading