Leadership Development: Responsibility. What do I know about Leadership? I know that you can only go as fast as your slowest team member. I know that having a vision isn’t enough, that somehow you need to earn the engagement of not only those you pay but also the wider network of those you don’t. I […]
Leadership Development: What is your Purpose? And Why does it matter???? Have you heard that question before? If you have heard it but have no idea what “knowing your purpose” serves, then here’s the information you might need. What does the question mean? When someone asks you about the purpose of your business, what they […]
Professional Behaviours: Professionalism in business all about is showing up when you said you would. It’s about doing what you said you would do. It’s about being willing to listen and to really hear what is said. Professionalism is the ability to be agile in how you respond the information you are given. There is […]
Leadership Coach Bristol: If you find yourself looking at another person or organisation and thinking, “…but why don’t they just do that?” Then you have just identified a skill that you do have, that ‘they’ do not. If you find yourself thinking this more often than not, then you might just have identified your leadership […]
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 […]
Looking at the quote below you might anticipate that only those at ‘The Top’ can be leaders or indeed need leadership coaching. “Leadership Coaching, however, is a collaborative, individualised relationship between a leader and the coach — the leader could well be an executive, manager, supervisor, team leader or business owner for example — anyone in charge or responsible for a group of people. Coaching is […]