The Inspiration Choice
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Who are you inspiring and who can you inspire? Do you feel more inspired some days than others? Probably. We all do. But inspiration is not just something that happens by chance, or as “divine inspiration” as it’s sometimes called. Inspiration is something to aspire to. Something to look for. Something to find. Something to choose. Something to find in others and seek out. You can find...
Let’s celebrate!
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Today Sweden celebrates Midsummer’s Eve, one of the countries biggest public holidays, steeped in tradition linked to nature and outdoor pursuits. And as one of us is Swedish, this prompts us to bring up the subject of celebration today. Are you celebrating enough? Do you stop and reflect on efforts, learning, achievements and successes? And make them count? If you don’t, consider...
Have more of an impact with your feedback
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog We give feedback all the time; we do it implicitly without explicitly calling it out as feedback. We give and receive feedback all of the time, it is important for our success. Informally or formally we are giving others our thoughts and opinions as part of our daily life. The differentiating factor is the how we give those opinions. Without feedback you are flying blind. Let’s look at a...
To be a great leader, lead yourself!
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Effective leadership is not just about understanding the business and using the business tools effectively. No, great leaders also, and maybe more importantly, are great self-leaders. They know, lead and manage themselves in such a way that they can have a better impact on the world around them – as leadership is all about influencing others. Yes, it may be easier to focus on what’s...
It’s always possible to be kind
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog “What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau Leadership is always a hot subject. We often hear people talking about what kind of leadership is best. There’s no simple answer to that question. Different situations need different leadership. And in fact, even if we would all agree that authenticity is an effective way of leading, there’s not just one...
Your impact: Self-PR or not self-PR?
From WeAreTheCity’s Future Leader’s Blog Continuing on from last week’s blog on how to create impact for the future through your Leadership Brand, let’s turn to a question that leaders often pose to us: Is it really OK to “promote” myself? I don’t feel comfortable blowing my own trumpet…. It’s all about the value you bring to others. The quick answer is yes. But the trick is of course in how you do it. As mentioned last week,...
