Spreading the bad mood?
Samuel was in a bad mood, his wife this morning had really annoyed him by being so negative about her new job, she seemed miserable and downbeat, she was complaining that everything was wrong. Samuel had tried to help her see that is wasn’t but it hadn’t done any good. He was frustrated with her being so despondent when she had no reason to. On his way into the office he was reflecting on this and he was feeling pretty despondent...
5 Leadership acts of kindness
Being kind comes naturally. It's in our human nature to want good things for others, to want others to be happy, to succeed and prosper. As a leader right now in this global pandemic and unrest, it's a necessity to let that natural kindness come to the forefront of how we show up as leaders. We are not always aware of what others are feeling good about or what they are struggling with. Here are 5 powerful leadership acts of kindness...
Create your impact strategy with this proven 5-Step Impact Creator™
Going into the future, our ability to have great impact is becoming more and more important. We all need to think about our effect on others and what effect we want to have. How we operate rather than simply what we do is becoming more and more critical to success. It’s all about how we impact people, the business and the world around us. In fact, it is fast becoming the differentiating factor for successful executives, leaders and...
Video: Celebrating our 7th book award in style – in virtual style
We are so very proud to have received our 7th* book award, Finalist in the Book Excellence Awards' Leadership category! This is the first award for our third book "The Leader's Guide to Impact" published by Financial Times Publishing 2019. We live in unprecedented times, all around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is horrific, impacting people and societies everywhere. Our thoughts are with everyone who is affected. And in all of...
It’s all about your stakeholders
Ultimately, stakeholder management is what running an organisation is all about. Effective stakeholder management helps you do a better job, both in the short and long term. So what are stakeholders? Well, anyone who has a stake in what you do, is a stakeholder. Anyone whom you are dependent on to be successful and anyone who is dependent on (or impacted by) what you do. This means that your stakeholders could be: Manager(s)CEODirect...
Want to build great relationships? Then start by assuming positive intent
Everyone is different. Everyone is their own unique person. Just because they don’t think or feel like you, that doesn’t mean that they are wrong. People typically do the best they can. Rarely do people intentionally set out to annoy others or create conflict. If somebody says or does something that makes you feel tension, take a step back and look as objectively as possible on the situation. Assume that they have positive intent. If...
