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Leadership

March, 2022

Emotional Consistency is not emotional suppression

If I was to do a straw poll of our coaching clients, and I asked them the one thing that they value from their leader, one common answer would be (and yes, we have asked) emotional consistency. O Read More

March, 2022

The lost art of introspection

I wonder if, before we all got sucked into the screens and the sound bites, we spent more time introspecting. Thinking about how we feel, and why. Even if it is just spending time in quiet, and s Read More

February, 2022

The key skill for leading under pressure

The key skill for leading under pressure is empathy. And for those who have heard that before, read on, because not a lot of people really understand what empathy is. In a related blog post (What Read More

February, 2022

Why do most people never learn emotional literacy?

We are born. We go to school. We mature physically. That is sexual maturation. We leave school. We go to work or university. And we think we have reached emotional maturation. Even though we have Read More

February, 2022

Courage – What is it and why does it matter?

Courage is the ability to act when you don’t want to. And because without it, fear will stop you from ever moving forward with purpose. Full stop.  If there is one thing we know about lead Read More

February, 2022

Because Humans are the Key Concern. Always

Boom! You’re a leader, and you’ve just had a catastrophe. The economy has blown up. The plant has blown up. Your life has blown up. What do you do? Here are the three most common responses fr Read More

February, 2022

How I survived a leadership role I wasn’t ready for

I thought I was ready. Some thought I was ready. Ready for a demanding leadership role. But I wasn’t. Not even close. I took the role anyway. And pretty much failed. Can leadership be learned o Read More

stressed leader putting pressure on team
February, 2022

Don’t Let the Pressure Win

If leaders could only see themselves. When they are carrying on like pork chops, and berating their people, just because they can. It can look like the 4-year-old having temper tantrum because mu Read More

February, 2022

Because responding is more important than reacting

My old boss would go red, his veins would pop out of his head, and he would literally explode in rage, with venom, and aggression. Don’t be like my old boss. It is not a cool look. And it hurts Read More

getting perspective
February, 2022

The Art of Putting Things in Perspective

Is the world really going to implode, or could you put things into perspective? Understand that this pain or situation is temporary, and that emotional control is more important than blowing this Read More