The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
Is that you? Leadership is changing fast. And emotional intelligence is climbing to the top of desired leadership abilities. The ability to relate to others, to "get people", to see people, to value others, to take care of how we impact others, to connect with people in such a way that they want to go that famous extra mile. Emotional intelligence is about being clever with people - ourselves and others. Although, let's face it,...
Never cancel a one-to-one!
One of the most important leadership traits is the ability to see the individual members of a team. To listen and take a genuine interest in each person. To understand what they are good at and help them make the most of that. To consider how you can remove obstacles for each person, so they can do a better job. To create the conditions needed for everyone to maximise their contribution to the organisation's vision and purpose. And in...
The transparent leader
There's growing expectation for organisations to be transparent in their dealings. Customers are not just buying a product or a service, they are buying the brand, what the company stands for - and they want to be able to see that the company acts in a manner consistent with their core values and promises. And for that reason, transparency in leadership is a key trait for leaders to display. And not just because transparency is...
Research on team challenges – please share your input
Team Challenges: What are the main challenges you experience in teams? We are doing some research for our next book on teams. This will be published by Pearson , Financial Times publishing in the autumn of 2015. Please share any challenges you see in teams. Your input is greatly appreciated Thanks for sharing Mandy and Elisabet
Rocking the boat?
Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat. Jean-Paul Sartre A good team is a busy team. Not just busy doing anything, but busy doing the right thing. And being clever about it. There's no point in working all hours - this is usually a bad strategy where you end up with a tired and touchy team, and not a very effective one either. A great team cleverly works on how to do less and achieve more - and it's also one...
