Culture is created leader by leader
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s blog “Culture is always present, it never stops” Corporate culture is more and more recognised as a force to be reckoned with. “How things get done around here” matters. Culture matters. Many organisations want to change or adapt their culture – to be more inclusive, innovative, collaborative, successful etc. But changing culture is not an easy task. In fact, it’s complex, as it involves people’s...
Don’t be a know-it-all, be a learn-it-all
From WeAreTheCity’ Future Leader’s blog Don’t be a know-it-all be a learn–it–all” Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft As leaders and influencers we are always learning, we can’t possibly have all the answers, how could we know everything? Yet so many leaders think they have to have all the answers. When leaders are comfortable and confident with who they are, they are OK with learning rather than feeling they have to know it all. It...
Leading through change, what impact are you having?
From WeAreTheCity’s Future leader’s blog “Whosoever desire constant success must change his conduct with the times” Niccolo Machiavelli Change Change Change – how are we leading it, managing it or not? Let’s look at a story about change and the impact of a leader who is further along the change curve than anyone else and who has not consulted others in the process. Sam, the new leader had been thinking...
“Take off the corporate cloak”
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog “I always felt like I was wearing a corporate cloak so I felt like I couldn’t be myself, then I took it off and it allowed me to be the real me” – a senior leader on the board We recently worked with a senior leader who said this to us. It makes us think about just how many of us feel like we are trying to be the perfect corporate citizen? We have so much training and conditioning...
Be a disruptive leader | Step Three: Take teaming and collaboration to a new level
From WeAreTheCity's Future Leader's Blog Our series about “The Disruptive Leader”, the leader the future needs, continues. Last week we talked about how important it is to leave your ego at the door, ie not let your ego stand in your way for new learning, insights and ideas – or indeed collaboration. Let’s build on that and move on to the third step – take teaming and collaboration to a new level. To come together as a team and...
Take pride in what you do
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog One of us had two very different customer experiences this last week. The first one was in a café where I had gone for a much needed morning coffee before my first work meeting of the day. Walking up to the counter I was met by someone who looked at me, smiled, asked relevant questions and made me feel truly welcome. And what’s more – she did it in a completely natural and genuine way –...
