And how great leaders embrace this bravery Being a great worker in a team navigating a complex environment can be hard. It seems like every decision needs to be validated, every team meeting is dependent on your boss agreeing to a proposal. There is a simple tip to increase your productivity […]
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The weird thing about working at your peak is that it doesn’t occur when you know everything. If you want to do your best work, you have to be learning something new. There is a reason for this; you are engaging a different part of your brain. This is why the new people to the organisation are so valuable.
Many would say that low self-esteem is bad, but there are situations were low self-esteem is powerful. It is when it is coupled with another invaluable attribute - Drive.
See it, characterise it, DISAGREE, communicate it, solve it What do the best teams have in common? They have something uncommon. They have a co-operative culture with disagreement at their core. This type of thoughtful disagreement is the heart of effective problem-solving teams. But how do you build something like that, […]
Stop, Forget and Deflect The Military is a funny thing. A very unique working environment for many reasons. One of which, is that all positions are filled from within. There is no external recruitment (although this may change in some areas soon). Even more unique to this process is there are […]
Without a doubt, the most influential leadership book I have read in the last 18 months is “Turn the Ship Around! — a true story of turning followers into leaders” by L. David Marquet. This book has had a profound effect on me.
Not all the time, but its important you do it There have been a few Podcasts that have had a profound effect on me; The focused, but diverse Learning Leader Show podcast by Ryan Hawk, The honest and emotive stories from The Moth, and The authentic curiosity of The School of […]
The 9 lies and why we continue to believe them Ashley Goodall and Marcus Buckingham co-authored a book ‘The Nine Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leaders Guide to the Real World”. The authors chose an inflammatory title, deliberately. ‘The Nine Lies about Work’ focuses on common adages that are held up […]
I’m noticing a trend, one that I catch myself stuck in as well. We over apologise. I’ve apologised too much this week, but I’ve done nothing that truly merited an apology. Do these sound familiar? “Sorry, can I get through here…”“My apologies boss, but you’ve got that wrong…”“I’m sorry, can I […]
Even generalists need shape When the group needs someone to see around the corner, to find the way on an uncertain path, they need a person to lean forward into the less known. That person is brave enough to look, humble enough to realise they may not yet know, and diligent […]