A mindset has the following characteristics: It's a strongly held belief or conviction. It really feels true to the person with the mindset. The person identifies with, or is attached to the mindset. If you disagree with the mindset, you often trigger negativity in...
Being an effective communicator is a crucial leadership skill. An entire group, company or organisation will rise or fall to the communication standards of its leaders. A 2009 study by Siemens Communications and SIS International Research found that a company with 100...
In my last blog post, I looked at Melanie Greene’s thoughts on what being an Away From or a Towards person meant. Here Melanie explores what these traits can mean for your work, your business, your staff, your customers. Towards People are motivated by results and...
We were sent this thought a little while ago by Neil Crofts, founder of Authentic Business, and decided to pass it on: It is very tempting to hide behind the mask of prudence, to temper our efforts with caution, to avoid exposure to risk or danger. And not just...
These days, success at work is more and more dependent on your ability to influence the people around you. As discussed in a previous blog post on mindsets, you can't force, persuade, bully or instruct someone into changing their mindset. You have to communicate with...
Why does communicating clearly matter? The success of any leader in working with and influencing those around them depends on how good their interpersonal skills are. If a leader is able to form a connection with the people he or she interacts with - through gestures,...
On the subject of key concepts or models that can make the biggest difference to the way you run your business, here’s a thought: the likelihood is that you have great technical skills, and quite possibly great social skills. But do you have the skills in place that...
Communication is the key to good leadership - this is a topic we visit frequently in our blog posts at Leaders Lab. It's vital as a leader to communicate your company's vision. Without this, how can you expect your senior managers and your colleagues to perform to the...
Leadership skills can be learned, though along the way you may have to rethink your conception of what a great leader actually does, and overcome discomfort and anxiety in order to raise your game. One of the most uncomfortable facts is that great leadership is not...
On Friday, we looked at the importance of having flexibility in your leadership style. In today’s post we discuss how to choose which style and when. Your decision about how to choose which leadership style depends on two factors: The Situation The more urgent,...
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