Equanimity and impeccability

Equanimity and impeccability

As leaders we don’t know, at any given time, the impact we are having on others.  We are constantly being observed and judged.  When someone has asked us to listen to them however, we must turn up for them with equanimity. That is, psychological stability and...
Gaining trust through listening

Gaining trust through listening

The words listen and silent contain the exact same letters.  This can remind us that being silent means more than ‘just not talking’.  In personal interactions we need to ensure our mind is silent as well as our mouth!  When we listen well, we convey a silent message...
Learning leadership

Learning leadership

Leadership skills can be incredibly difficult to develop because when we look back historically at leaders who have defined their nations and generations, they seem to possess natural attributes that ‘just make them great’.  In modern times however, leadership has its...
Goals or growth?

Goals or growth?

Phil Cooke a Christian Leader writes “Growth is what we do with knowledge.  Growth is where we take our knowledge, how we apply it and how we use it in our everyday lives”. John Maxwell  an Inspiration Leader suggests we consciously choose our orientation as leaders...
When a leader’s leader fails them

When a leader’s leader fails them

Recently, a government industry manager shared with me her frustration at not being supported by the executive level leaders in her organization in implementing the organizational wide strategic changes she was responsible for delivering.  Subsequently, she was...