Leadership programmes and where they go wrong: McKinsey Is pretty scathing of these, sometimes extortionately expensive, investments in accelerating employees with potential. There are four main reasons that these programmes seem to fail: From “overlooking context…” Rules, guidelines, and protocol are only effective when they are fit for purpose. They can only be fit for purpose […]
I have a mentor who consistently reminds me that “leaders exist at all levels of an organisation.” And thus it is not just those at the top, with the official mandate and the high wage, who have power and leadership potential. I remember being shy at school even then I could see there were individuals […]
What’s the difference between an Executive coaching and leadership coaching? The short answer is ‘nothing’. The long answer is more subtle. The difference lies in the language. Never, ever underestimate the power of words! Before we go any further, please do one thing. Close your eyes and summon the image which arrives in your mind when […]
There are as many different leadership qualities as there are leaders. There are exhaustive, and indeed an exhausting number, of lists out there on the net of all you need. Here’s Forbes take on the subject. If you did have all of them you would be one immense individual. Being realistic there is one quality we all […]
Your Leadership style will be entirely your own. Culturally we probably carry unconscious bias about how a “leadership” will look, behave and ‘be’. As my husband says; “assumption is the mother of all fxxk ups!” and, I am inclined to agree. “Don’t you ever believe that you cannot lead because no organisation has given you […]
If leadership is possible at all levels of an organisation and in all ways then a leadership coach must be the one who works to emphasise the existing strengths I see one of the roles of leadership coach as enabling business leaders to realign themselves with the original values you set out with. “If power […]