Since working with leaders during the stressful period over the last 18 months, I’ve become interested in research that suggests your key strengths as a leader may well have a mirror image that produce major flaws in your style of leadership. Research by Hogan and others (2007) […]
Read more →Many leaders measure their effectiveness by examining the loyalty of their people. They see it as a key ingredient for their success. When they perceive their employees to be disloyal, they feel let down, and even betrayed. Indeed, they might feel as if they have failed in […]
Read more →“Be a good leader. Be incomplete. Don’t be perfect, don’t even try…………” There is evidence that the best leaders are distinctly far from perfect and simply incomplete. When I look at my personal skills, this is the best news I’ve heard in some time! An older article […]
Read more →From my research and work with successful organisations, I have isolated four key characteristics to cope successfully with uncertainty: 1. Developing a growth and learning mindset A growth and learning mindset can set up a virtuous cycle. The key elements of this include: Treating every day as […]
Read more →Something different is happening You’d have to be asleep not to notice that conditions have changed – and times have become far more volatile and uncertain. Some observers have even proclaimed that it is now the “end of business as usual”. These are clearly challenging times for […]
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