by Kate Mercer | Aug 10, 2015 | Leadership
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...
by Kate Mercer | Jul 26, 2015 | Leadership
It’s a commonly held view that people either “have what it takes” to be a leader or they don’t – they are born with certain characteristics which fit them to be a leader, and if they don’t have these characteristics, they’ll never make the grade. If...
by Kate Mercer | Jun 28, 2015 | Leadership
Have you ever wondered why the training you get on some courses, however interesting and entertaining, doesn’t ‘stick’? How many course folders have you got gathering dust on your office shelves? And how much of the content can you recall, or more importantly,...
by Kate Mercer | Jun 22, 2015 | Leadership
The most common misconceptions about leadership influence your way of thinking about yourself, your life and your everyday challenges. Do you recognise yourself in the following? “Leadership means dominating others” Your influence as a leader depends on many factors...
by Kate Mercer | Jun 5, 2015 | Leadership
An article in the Harvard Business Review entitled ‘Authentic Leadership Can Be Bad Leadership’ made the point that you can use authenticity as an excuse for all kinds of bad behaviour, based on your ‘lower’ rather than your higher self! This is so true. Many years...