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C-Suite Leadership, Communication, Covid-19 Leadership, Difficult Conversations, Fear, Leadership, Leadership Development, Team Management

Planning a return to the office? Three tips to allay your people’s fears

Heather here! Confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine is growing, according to a global survey. And as confidence grows, worry about its side effects is declining. This research highlights the all-important inverse relationship between confidence and fear. The relationship is clear – for confidence to increase, fear must decrease. The opposite of confidence is not simply a lack of confidence. The opposite of confidence is fear. The balance between confidence and worry (or fear) doesn’t just apply to the Covid-19 vaccine, of course. ...

C-Suite Leadership, Coaching, Communication, Covid-19 Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organisational Development

Do You Have Enough Confidence to Be A Leader?

Recently, I’ve been thinking about confidence. As we find our way out of the clutches of the pandemic, confidence is going to take over from resilience as the crucial attribute for leaders and the people they lead. If we do not have confidence, recovery from the ravages of Covid will be far harder and far longer. Consumer confidence, confidence in our political leaders, confidence in our business leaders, confidence in the safety of our workplaces, confidence in our job security…and confidence ...

C-Suite Leadership, Coaching, Communication, Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Performance Reviews

The critical message for leaders in the wake of the roses and romance of Valentine’s Day

Well, did you have champagne, roses and romantic cards for Valentine’s Day last week? Followed by unexpected thoughtful gestures for Random Acts of Kindness Day? Valentine’s Day isn’t really my thing and I had an interesting experience with Random Acts of Kindness a few years ago, which put me off that day a bit too! Here’s the reason. A few years ago, I came across the idea of Random Acts of Kindness and really liked it. It wasn’t the actual day ...

C-Suite Leadership, Coaching, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Team Management

Leadership Resolution 4 – What bacteria can teach us about better leadership practice

Following up on my last article so I can share the fourth and final Leadership Resolution before we get too far into 2021. Otherwise, it’s getting a bit late for New Year commitments 😊. Over the last few weeks I’ve shared three resolutions that leaders can take to significantly increase performance and productivity within their teams when done effectively. But effectiveness isn’t the only criterion. To really get results we need to learn a lesson from the worlds of bacteria and ...

C-Suite Leadership, Coaching, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Performance Reviews

Leadership Resolution 3 – Set Clear, Meaningful Expectations and Boundaries

I missed posting this article last week; I was ‘bubbling’ with my niece, helping with her three-year old toddler and four-month-old baby, neither of whom seem to find that sleeping (either day or night) is a requirement. Once again, hats off to every parent of young children in this lockdown situation. What a tough gig. Back to my rather quieter office this week so let’s get to work with a bit of mathematics. Which of the following questions can you ...

C-Suite Leadership, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance Management, Performance Reviews

New Year’s Resolution No. 2 – Step away from the coaching!

It’s almost 30 years since “Coaching for Performance” by Sir John Whitmore catapulted coaching into the leadership psyche. Before that, coaches were found in the sports arena, not the Boardroom. It’s a good book and its impact endures – there’s a very strong chance you have used Whitmore’s GROW coaching model. There are spin-offs too – there’s TGROW and there’s GROWER and there’s GROWLER (actually, I don’t think there is a GROWLER, but I like the sound of it 😁). Coaching ...