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

What Really Persuades People to Make Touch Choices

It’s now Week Six of coronavirus lockdown here in the UK. Despite the sunny weather and some frustration about the lack of freedom, overall, the majority of people continue to follow strict guidelines by leaving home only in very specific situations. And when we do go outside, we conspicuously give others the necessary wide berth that has quickly become both respectful and polite. Over sixty million people have been motivated to make major, inconvenient changes in a remarkably short space ...

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

The Importance of Long-Term 1:1 Connection

It’s been a bit of an up and down week here at CommsMasters as we, as a team and individually, have been making sense of new ways of working, the unexpected pressures that now surround us both personally and in business, and the uncertainty that has been brought to so many aspects of life. From my conversations with leaders across organisations big and small, I know we are not alone in this. I’ve been really encouraged to hear from a ...

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

Resilience in These Uncertain Times: A Series of Complimentary Webinars

During these extraordinary times when news becomes obsolete at lightning speed, we are indeed in uncharted waters. As leaders, more than ever, it is important to provide clear and confident leadership so that our teams move forward with resilience and confidence too. But how can you best help? Next week I’ll be hosting a series of complimentary live webinars on how to maintain resilience and confidence during periods of uncertainty. In each 20-minute webinar, I’ll be sharing specific tools that ...

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

Communicating In Times of Uncertainty

It’s impossible not to notice. We’re all conscious of the growing concerns around coronavirus. It’s certainly something that is a regular subject of conversation and changed behaviour here in the CommsMasters office, as it is across our clients. As a Managing Director, I’m trying to strike the right balance between making decisions to mitigate risks whilst also recognising the implications any action has on our business. Like most leaders, I don’t really know what to do for the best. What ...

Coaching, Communication, Difficult Conversations, Fear, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Performance Reviews, Team Management

Why leaders find giving feedback difficult and what to do about it

CommsMasters Insights The prospect of ‘giving feedback’ can make even the most confident of leaders stumble over their words or struggle to articulate what needs to be said. A recent Gallup poll found that 69% of senior managers have difficulty communicating, and 37% find it hard to give negative feedback. [1] In our experience, issues with feedback don’t just arise where a leader needs to communicate what isn’t going well – it can also be hard to tell someone they ...

Difficult Conversations, Fear, Leadership, Leadership Development, Performance Management

If you want people to take accountability – get out of the way!

I recently went on a touring holiday with a friend where I did most of the driving. On the first day, I discovered that this particular friend is a real back-seat driver – and doesn’t even realise it! From which route to take, to the speed we were going, when to indicate or switch lanes, I found myself waiting for comments about what I was doing. As a result, I found myself double- checking and second-guessing everything, even though I ...