Are any of these situations familiar to you? An associate you ask to do a task for one of your clients (as you lack the necessary expertise yourself), speaks to the client direct, and next thing you know, they’ve taken a brief from the client to do some more work for...
Here's a thought-provoking piece from Brian Bacon, Chairman & Founder of the Oxford Leadership Academy: Performance is external. Fulfilment is internal. Performance comes from achievement of something beyond yourself, whilst fulfilment emerges and grows from...
Effective communication is a vital leadership skill. An entire group, company or organisation will rise or fall to the communication standards of its leaders. In a 2009 study by Siemens Communications and SIS International Research, it was found that a company with...
Yes it can! We have the ability to develop leadership skills that can help us live a more fulfilling and meaningful life. While having a mentor or coach is helpful, with the right guidance and resources we can teach ourselves to become effective leaders in the area...
Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella, who was beautiful, kind and clearly had lots of potential. Sadly for Cinderella she also had the misfortune to live with a wicked stepmother who made her do lots of dreary chores around the house. The story...
If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you may know that Leaders Lab is currently working with The Legacy List charity and Birkbeck, University of London on the elle coaching programme. East London is home to Europe’s largest concentration of artists and arts...
In a recent post on authentic leadership we talked about the pitfalls of thinking that you can ‘fake it till you make it’. At Leaders Lab we don’t believe you can pretend to be what you’re not, in order to magically transform yourself into a great leader. The key is...
When we ask our clients what they consider to be one of the most important qualities of a leader, they are very likely to use words such as authenticity, honesty, integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness and trustworthiness. At Leaders Lab we firmly believe that...
Finding time to get vital feedback and communication from key project leadership or key stakeholders can be tricky, even though they have a vested interest in your project. Here are four ways to make sure you keep communication lines open with those stakeholders and...
Here's a post worth reading from Amanda Brooker at imaginasium.com on the clear strategies you need to focus on when you're a new leader: Coming on board as the new leader of an organisation is both overwhelming and full of opportunity. Overwhelming because people...
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