We've discussed before about creating disciplines for becoming ever more authentic and completely yourself. Why then would you ever make a mistake again? Because we all fall short of ideal behaviour, and forget to choose to be great and behave well on a daily basis. I...
Don’t you just love the comfort zone? Most of us do. We look for, strive for and have created products and entire industries to help find and maintain high levels of comfort. You’ll find this desire for the comfort zone in all areas of life – physically, mentally,...
Here at Leaders Lab we talk often about why effective communication is key to achieving a successful company culture, one created and formed by its business owners and senior executives. Below are four tips to help get you started on evaluating, and possibly improving...
The next time you’re juggling options - which friend to see, which house to buy, which career to pursue - consider the action of Xiang Yu, a Chinese general who took his troops across the Yangtze River into enemy territory and performed an experiment in decision...
On the subject of how your age and generation affects your world view, and consequently your relationships in and out of work, here's a great guest blog from David Shindler, who writes and consults on employability: How do you react when someone says to you ‘you...
Here's a guest blog post from my good friend, John Gloster-Smith, on the topic of giving positive feedback: What does it take to praise or appreciate people? Sometimes quite a lot, it seems. Apparently 7 out of 10 UK workers feel that their employers take their...
A natural consequence of believing leadership myths 1 and 2 - that it requires special qualities, skills, expertise and knowledge to be a leader today - is that there appears to be a shortage of the right kind of people. Andif you believe that leadership is scarce,...
In coaching clients on leadership we’ve noticed an early sticking point. Though people give different reasons, there’s a common theme: at this point, they are resisting ‘stepping up’ to leadership. Of course, they don’t accept that it’s resistance; from where they...
A communications team is at its best with an effective leader guiding the team. Strong leadership is essential to a goal-oriented, results-driven atmosphere in which the team operates harmoniously. Here are five tips for communicating effectively with your team:...
It’s easy to assume that the leaders you admire are effective and successful because of their experience,expertise and knowledge – but this isn’t necessarily so. In everyday life, you draw on two sources of knowledge and information to get through. One source consists...
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