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Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso
For those that don’t know, Ted Lasso is an Apple TV comedy/drama of an American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team. He doesn’t know the sport, the rules, or much about the culture.
What he lacks in the hard facts he more than makes up for it in the soft skills.
Does empathy deliver business results?
Would you like to improve productivity whilst having people be happier? Are emotions that important at work? A client asked, “why does empathy delivery results?” My first thought was that…
What Admiral the Stallion can Teach You About Leadership
A wet, cold, cloudy day in an English field learning leadership lessons from horses. Sounds fun 😉 It was! I am part of a leadership development group that met 5…
Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
COVID-19 seems so last year, what can a learn about it now? I’m sick of the pandemic and don’t want to read more about it. Well, remember the expression credited…
Want to know the Real Basis for Emotional Intelligence?
Want more engagement with your team? Been told you could be more empathetic? Wondering what Emotional Intelligence even is? If you know what emotional intelligence is skip the first sections…
Wellbeing Versus Workload? Doesn’t have to be One or the Other.
Too much to do not enough time? I’m feeling this as I write because I’m trying to get everything done before taking time off work for vacation/annual leave. I’m not…
What can the dinosaur extinction teach us? Read here.
I’m always fascinated to hear what CEOs have to say about leadership – when they pull back the curtain and reveal their thoughts and feelings, what’s going on behind the…
What’s the Problem? You’re not Discussing the Problem!
Are you putting off having a difficult conversation? Have you avoided talking to someone because you were scared to do it or afraid of their reaction? Has someone complained to…
Raise your Head above The Parapet? Lesson on Risk Taking
Worried about putting your head above the parapet? Have doubts about speaking in a meeting? Check out tips for risk taking & examples from my book journey.
A Tangible Example of Emotional Intelligence in Real Life
Wondering what cricket can tell you about improving team performance? Want to understand how “emotional intelligence” actually works in IRL? Need actually phrases and tactics of how to “DO” emotional…
Why it’s Okay to Show Emotion (and even Cry) at Work.
Organizations, and if we believe stereotypes male bosses, often hold the belief that people should leave their emotions at the door when they come to work. Some leaders say business…
How to Deal with Negative Feedback (Ouch) at Work
No matter how well you perform at work everyone experiences receiving negative feedback (or at least they would in a learning or continuous improvement environment). Technically, feedback is feedback, we…
