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...
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...
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...
Great leaders build bridges
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog This is what I’m thinking” ”Yes, but this is what I’m thinking!” There will be times when you find yourself at opposite sides to someone else. You may have different ideas of how to solve an issue. Or you may observe other people that have opposite views. And that difference of opinion is of course not necessarily an issue, in fact it can be a very good thing that people have different...
Help, what should we do in the ’Leadership Void’?
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog When a leader unexpectantly resigns or is asked to leave a ’leadership void’ is created. And this often leads to a sense of uncertainty and concern, sometimes even fear, as well as a potential drain on knowledge and experience, which an organisation needs. In the leadership void, unless someone takes charge providing some much needed certainty and reassurance, dissidence and discontent can...
