Leadership coaching: Cultural Change. If management is getting tasks done through people then Leadership is making change through people. That means that “leadership” suddenly doesn’t look as clear-cut as I had imagined. Leaders to me, were the traditional bosses; Those authoritarian types who give orders top down. Now, I know this not to be true. […]
Leadership coach: Core Values. Honestly, I’ll say it over and over and over again. If you are trying to lead change through people then you have to nourish yourself first: “You Can’t give away what you haven’t got…”. However, if you do engage with aggressive self-care and it’s still not serving you, then, what you […]
Leadership Coaching: Expertise: Never be scared to hire people who are better than you. Here’s why: If you can lead a team of experts and those who are already “Authorities” in their own right … then between you there will be something awesome created. Never hire someone because they make you feel better about yourself […]
Leadership Coaching: Change. In my experience, change can only be led from a grounded place. Usually, grounded means the lived experience place. If you haven’t been through the experience yourself, you’d better be open and willing to co-create with those who have: These are the people who know what’s needed. These are the people who […]
Leadership coaching: vulnerability. There is little that bodes better for me as a coach, and for the relationship we shall build together, than the moment that a Coachee Says these words: “Well, I had my first breakdown in my early 20s…” That’s when I know two important things: That’s when I know that’s a client […]
Leadership Coaching: Responsibility: I had gifted a little lesson to me today in where ‘responsibility in leadership really lies… ‘ Oh, it lies with me. However much I empower and trust my tribe, mistakes do get made and accountability for errors lies at my feet. I needed to submit a funding bid today and I […]
Leadership coaching: Engagement. Are you having trouble engaging your team? Perhaps they are not entirely clear about what it is that you are trying to do? In Lammer’s Organisational Model, you can see that there are strata. You can see that The Vision is furthest away from The Personal. The place where The Vision is […]
Leadership Coaching: Self-Care. Whilst it might sound simplistic, in your leadership role don’t neglect self-care. Yep! Leadership Does involve being well aware of others hopes, needs, and agenda. Focus too much outside of yourself however and you risk losing your own core. “You can’t give away what you haven’t got” If like me, you were raised […]
Leadership Coaching Trust: How do you know if you’re a leader? Well, you don’t until you start something and find that people are following…Well, why would you do that? Very simply, you’d do that because it matters. To try to lead change, with no guarantees of success, with no hint of any followers….to take that […]
Leadership Coaching Results: If you want to lead change you have to start somewhere…I meet thousands of people a year who have great ideas for making the world a better place. Many of those people also have a multitude of good ideas… but, none of them have any value whatsoever unless they are put into […]