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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, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Fear, Leadership, Leadership Development, Organisational Development

How Happy Are You Really?

In my article last week, I explored the emotions that people in our workplaces are feeling right now – fear, sadness, anger, guilt and, of course, there’s happiness as well. This week, I’m turning the focus onto those who are leading in our workplaces. Over the summer, I checked in with business leaders to find out how they were faring. The most common answer was ‘I’m fine.’ However, it wasn’t unusual for these same leaders to express concerns about the ...

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

‘Tis The Season to Be Jolly…Maybe

Well, December has arrived. It’s an auspicious month; one that brings Hanukkah and Christmas festivities, one that heralds the end of the calendar year. Here in the UK we’re hunkering down in the depth of winter, while in Australia people are looking forward to summer and the long school break. In the workplace, it’s a time for year-end accounts, budgeting, performance reviews, bonus announcements, objective setting… December isn’t just another month. And, for that reason, it’s a month of heightened ...

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

The importance of consistency when so much is inconsistent

Hope all is well with you and yours. Sorry I missed you last week. Truth is, I couldn’t decide what to write about. My mind couldn’t settle on one relevant topic because, more than ever, the business leaders I’m speaking to seem to be in such different places at the moment. Some are stressed because business is booming, some are stressed as major redundancies loom; a few are starting new, exciting roles, others are marking time to see what happens ...

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

How to Have Difficult Conversations in the Midst of Covid-19

Last week I outlined the three key topics that leaders have highlighted as their primary people-related challenges right now: How to lead remotelyHow to have difficult conversations in the midst of Covid-19How to maintain personal resilience and well-being Our online session on ‘How to Lead Remotely’ was over-subscribed within just a few hours so an early heads-up that our session on ‘How to have Difficult Conversations’ will take place on Wednesday 24th June at 12 noon. Tomorrow, we’ll be sending ...

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

Beyond Anxiety and Sadness lies Anger – Leaders Must Prepare

Out for my daily exercise recently, I was running along a footpath with a wide grass verge. I wasn’t alone in my quest for fresh air and that all-important opportunity to get outside in the midst of lockdown. Most people I passed moved to one side, while I stepped on to the (thankfully, traffic-free) road, to maintain ample social distancing. We acknowledged one another’s gesture with a smile or a wave. One couple, however, simply continued along the path without ...