Leadership lessons from…Game of Thrones
A couple of years ago we were interviewed by FlyBe magazine about leadership in the massively successful TV series Game of Thrones. It remains the most unexpected media request we've had so far:-). We were asked to share with their readers what leadership lessons we can take from watching the show (and its leaders). And we were specifically asked to comment on Daenerys Targaryen, Mother of Dragons. It ended up being an interesting...
The big leadership crisis
There’s a worrying trend that fewer and fewer of those now starting their careers are interested in becoming leaders. And we can sympathise with that. There can be a number of reasons why younger generations don't want to take on leadership roles. Some of the reasons we frequently hear about are: Being a leader is more stressfulBeing a leader can be lonely - 'we'd rather be part of a collaborative team'Being a leader means poor...
The Aug/Sep issue of IMPACT
Welcome to the August/September issue of our leadership magazine IMPACT. This time we focus on a crisis in leadership, team reputation, and 3 steps to mastering great relationships. Issue 19 You can read it here and download it here. And just in time for the release of Game of Throne prequel 'House of the Dragon' we share some leadership lessons from Game of Thrones. There's a story about leadership growth and how much we can learn...
10 tips for trouble-free teamwork
On average, we spend 37 hours a week at work (whether we work from home or from a physical workplace, or a combination of the two), which means that most of us spend more time with our colleagues than with our family and friends. And the increasingly popular hybrid work setup can accentuate some of the common team problems that are out there. So if things aren’t amicable with the people we work with, or our teams don’t function...
4 practical ways to improve social health at work
Health is important for us all, at work and in life as a whole. We often think and talk about it as physical health and mental health. But what about social health? This could be described as team health, collaborative health, connectedness health, belonging health, networking health - basically anything that talks about the health that our social interactions (or lack thereof) create. People spend so much time in a work environment,...
7 Tips for Mastering the Art of Questions
Three key characteristics that great leaders have are that they: Are interested in other peopleAre good at listeningKnow that they don’t know everything! Great leaders ask really smart questions – they don’t give the answers. And as such, they realise that the art of asking questions is crucial when it comes to creating engaged team members and effectively managing the expectation of key stakeholders. Think about it – when someone...
