The Power and Benefits of Sharing and Working in Teams
From WeAreTheCity's Future Leader's Blog You. Yes, you. You can influence teamwork in your team. Working as a team is something every one of us will have to do at some point in our careers, but all too often there are roadblocks – ranging from lack of communication to clashing personalities. These can all get in the way of the many benefits of teamwork. When this happens leaders as well as team members need to get things back...
You’re a leader
From WeAreTheCity's Future Leader's Blog You. Yes, you. You are a leader. Whether you have a leadership role or maybe aspire to have one, you influence people every day and as such you are a leader. Some of the most effective leaders in this world are informal leaders. Those that others listen to – and feel heard by. You can’t really learn leadership in the classroom. You can of course learn principles, acquire tools and models...
Speaking at WeAreFutureLeaders in London May 2017
We were very happy to be part of WeAreTheCity’s WeAreFutureLeaders conference in London in May – where we spoke on the subject of Leadership Brand Impact. And we love this cool caricature that was drawn of our talk. Here's a flavour of what we talked about when it comes to being proactive about your Leadership Impact for the future, by harnessing your Leadership Brand. A strong, authentic brand can be a great door opener to...
Learning from today
What has happened today that you can learn from? What went well? How can you recreate that tomorrow? What didn't go well? What can you do differently tomorrow? What went OK but could have been better? How can you make it better tomorrow? Learning never stops. Grab every opportunity to expand your knowledge, experience and expertise. What can you learn from today that will help you in the future? Keeping in mind that the future starts...
Taking our own advice – Celebrating a great writing year!
Looking back on 2016 we’ve realised that we need to stop and take stock and do what we encourage others to do – celebrate. It’s been a phenomenal writing year for us and we are very thankful for everyone who is interested in teams, leadership and the future – just as we are – and who have read our books, various articles and blog posts and listened to interviews and at speaking events. Thank you – this is what matters to us, this is...
You don’t need all the answers, just good questions
Are you a leader? Do you feel like you have to have all the answers? Well, you don't. In fact, you shouldn't. It would in fact be absurd if you had all the answers - because no-one does. And if someone thinks he/she has all the answers, he/she is wrong - simple as that. Let go of the idea that you have to have all the answers about anything. Things are changing so fast that even if you did have the answers to something, those answers...
