Three weeks ago we drove to East Germany to broaden our view of the world. We enjoyed Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig and Quedlinburg – they were all good! Once I found out that you could stay in Colditz Castle though – it’s a Youth Hostel today – I booked it straight away! For those who need a reminder, Colditz is a…
You have a niggling thought that you should be doing more to trust your team, as due to COVID 19, they are dispersed now and working from their own homes. You don’t like this, but the truth is, you are anxious about productivity. Are they doing enough? What is reasonable to expect? When will this end? (probably not sometime soon)….
In our current world of virtual working, asking your team for their ideas, input and help may not feel the same. The comfort of face to face is over and the rules of the game have changed. It may seem less easy because we sense, whether true or false, that we have less small talk, less rapport and less relationship…
Sometimes on our leadership development journeys, we can feel small or scared or stuck. For example, we may yearn for a next step with our career, but tell ourselves that we can’t get that promotion. Or we tell ourselves that no one would ever give us the necessary buy-in to lead the team, or something else. So, unilaterally and without…
“Lucky! Lucky!” they called out. Apparently, you will be lucky if you buy a caged bird and set it free when visiting temples in Luang Prabang in Laos. That’s what the ladies say as you start the long climb up Phousi hill. At the top we saw so many empty cages hanging in the trees, we could only presume they…
Are there some things you find easy to do and learn? And others where you think, I will never be able to do that in a million years? It seems that whatever you think, you may be right. I finally engaged with the work Professor Carol Dweck on Growth Mindset. Last week I attended a thought provoking and inspiring workshop…
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