Be a Disruptive Leader Step 5: Think ‘H2H’ – Human to Human
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We have come to the fifth and last agile step in our series about the Disruptive Leader. In the fourth and penultimate step, we talked about how to empower people by giving some stability to make it easier to act with agility. Following on from that, this last post in the series, ties it all together by drawing specific attention to the oh so important focus on people, in order...
The beauty of a flexible mind
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Last weekend I had the privilege of being in Oxford, listening to various topics being debated by Year 10 students. What an amazing experience! What incredible flexibility of mind these teenagers were able to convey. I was so very impressed and indeed inspired. It was an International debating final with students from seven countries, all debating using the British Parliamentary debating...
Are you letting yourself be coached?
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog There is no such thing as status quo – at least not for any longer periods of time. No, the truth is that the world sure isn’t standing still – neither should we. We live in a changing world and we need to continuously learn and re-learn. What we knew yesterday may no longer be relevant or correct. What we once accepted as truths may since have been disproved. We of course need to be open to...
Not just one bottom line but three!
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Most people are familiar with the concept of the bottom line. It’s about financial viability. Decisions need to consider the impact on the bottom line; ie – is this action/product/service/investment etc going to add to the bottom line or subtract from it? This is of course of great importance to any organisation. It’s not viable to do things that are not going to pay back in some way. So far,...
A team bound by an invisible bond
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog When you find yourself working in a team where you feel excited, when you are challenged and energised by being part of that team, that is not a chance thing. It’s like there is an incredible connection and bond between team members and things just work effortlessly and at times you may not even need to talk to get things done. And that bond shows in people’s behaviours and level of...
The future is bright
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Are you a realistic optimist? Do you assume things will go well? Do you dare take sensible risk, believing in yourself whilst doing so? Do you keep being optimistic even when things go wrong and you have to try a new way out? Do you see plenty of opportunities around you? And do you at the same time stop and think about the practicalities of it all? How long it will take? If you have the...
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