by Kate Mercer | Sep 25, 2015 | Leadership
It can somehow seem that running a business, or a team within a business of more than about 30 people, can appear to be extremely complex, full of hidden secrets as to how it all works. Of course, we have the option to make it complex, but the secret of success is to...
by Kate Mercer | Sep 11, 2015 | Leadership
This morning, if you slept well, just a few seconds before waking up, still within your dreams, you had no idea of who you were and who you were going to be today. For some moments just before and just after waking up, you had some blessed time of not being ‘somebody’...
by Kate Mercer | Sep 9, 2015 | Leadership
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert Einstein Take a minute to scan your surroundings. Look around you. Pick out an object or person, maybe something or someone you hadn’t noticed before, and focus your attention on it. If you really...
by Kate Mercer | Sep 6, 2015 | Leadership, Team Development
Coming to realise what you are unaware of (or blind to) can be empowering and motivating to the teams you lead. It provides them with a space to add value and a space for the contribution of their strengths in confident vulnerability. It is the transparency and...
by Kate Mercer | Aug 16, 2015 | Leadership
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...