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 Amanda Baines | May 29, 2015 | Leadership
Too many people blame circumstances or those around them for the stress in their life. The first step to self-leadership, and ultimately to great leadership of others, is to learn to take responsibility for and manage your own responses to stress. Brian Bacon from...
by Amanda Baines | May 22, 2015 | Leadership
One of the most common complaints we get in working with business leaders at any level in organisations is the old chestnut, “my boss doesn’t understand me”. Do these sound familiar in any way: ‘They’ are not telling me anything. He/she isn’t interested in me/my...
by Kate Mercer | May 17, 2015 | Leadership
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...
by Amanda Baines | Apr 29, 2015 | Leadership
Creating high performance always sounds like a good idea. Right now, as we adjust to a world that is changing very fast around us, delivering high performance is probably more important but more challenging than ever. We are surrounded by negative news. Our British...
