“Always be coachable” is the favourite mantra of my teenage daughters’ Camogie coach. She is opening their young minds to the power of the ‘growth mindset’. She is encouraging each team member to always be open to listening and learning. We all know this...
The ability to gain perspective in difficult situations is one of the key skills to develop when building your resilience levels. It provides a strong foundation that enables all other aspects of resilience to work. For example, how often in your leadership...
Look around you where you work and pick out the people you either identify as strong/resilient leaders or high performers. Now reflect on how they approach work and consider how often you might describe them as ‘focused’. Focus is widely acknowledged as a key...
Getting the best from all employees is just one benefit of Engaging Leadership Benefits of engaging leadership include getting the best from all employees because the engaging leader treats all team members as individuals, rather than taking a ‘one for...
Managing courageous conversations is something most managers dread at the best of times. As I am writing this article in the middle of the Covid-19 lockdown, the need for managers to continually talk with their team members is even more important. It is eqully...
