Kick-start 2018 for team success!
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Welcome back to a new work year! As a leader you probably have all sorts of things occupying your head and your time regarding the year that’s just started; goal setting, planning, development talks, recruitment needs, budget and more. And as much as some of this is your responsibility, the reality is that most of the work will be done by your team members, right? As a leader your job is to...
What we can all learn from the ”handshake teacher”
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Have you heard of him, the ”handshake teacher”? He is the teacher who greets every child in a special way, with a handshake/greeting pattern of their own choice, each day when they come to school. This may sound simple, but more importantly – this is brilliant leadership. What he does is that he makes his students feel special; he makes them feel seen and important....
Today is a NEW day
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog What are you going to do today? And how can you make it different to yesterday? So that today isn’t just a pale copy of yesterday. What work opportunities are there for you to do something different and to learn something new today? Maybe you could start doing just one small thing differently, because those small things add up and make a difference. Let today be in some small way unique...
H2H – Business is always about “Human to Human”
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog B2B – Business to Business B2C – Business to Consumer These two terms are often used to describe if a company is providing products and services to another business or directly to the consumer, the end user. And to some degree this is an important distinction to make as it dictates and impacts how a business is organised and how it needs to operate. But ultimately every single business...
Be a leader who likes people
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog There are so many different ways to lead, but at the core of great leadership is this: LIKING PEOPLE As leadership is the art of influencing others and enabling others to do a great job – then it probably goes without saying that you also need to like people – like listening to people, like talking with people, like taking an interest in...
Hey Champion – yes, you!
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We bet you’ve done loads of great things this year, but you probably haven’t noticed them all or thought they were that special. Well, we think they were – and we think you are! Take a moment right now and reflect. Maybe you’ve Helped a colleague who was overwhelmed with a looming deadline Come in earlier to work to cover for someone who was off sick Made someone smile – or laugh out...
