by Kate Mercer | Jun 26, 2015 | Leadership
It’s a common mistake to think leadership is defined by formal authority – a ‘perk’ that comes with your job title. But formal authority is overrated as a route to imposing your will on others! Many senior leaders and managers are so task oriented that they put...
by Kate Mercer | Jun 17, 2015 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
It’s easy to blame external circumstances when you get stopped – your manager, lack of time, a change in the market… But if anything really stops you short in life, it’s likely to be a self-limiting belief: a thought about yourself, reinforced by emotion....
by Kate Mercer | May 31, 2015 | Leadership
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...
by Kate Mercer | May 13, 2015 | Leadership
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...
by Kate Mercer | May 6, 2015 | Organisation Culture
Have you ever considered how unwritten rules and beliefs influence your behaviour and performance, and consequently the performance of your organisation? You will know many of the rules in your social relationships: ‘So-and-so doesn’t like me to drop in without...
