What will it cost when we speak truth to power? Short answer: a lot. When we speak up against injustice, those in power have a vested interest in shutting us down. And if we don’t speak up? Even more is at stake. As leaders, here’s what we can do to build a culture of speaking truth to power, and creating a better world while we are at it.
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Hybrid Team Success Ultimate Checklist
The ADP Research Institute reveals that 52% of workers would take a paycut to ensure flexible working arrangements. Plus 7 in 10 workers would quit if they were made to return permanently to the office. Hybrid work is here to stay. Let’s get it right! Here is a comprehensive checklist to do just that.
Read MoreThree crucial characteristics of high performing leadership teams
Are high performing teams a fluke? Just a great mix of personalities? High performance is no accident, and as leaders we can definitely cultivate the attributes for an elite high performing team.
Read MoreLeadership skills for dealing with change fatigue
With constantly changing conditions, change fatigue can set in. The good news is that there are certain leadership skills that will help you, and your team, avoid the calamity of change.
Read MoreOne leadership skill you can’t do without
Leadership skills range from emotional intelligence to critical thinking. Underpinning them all is this one: perspective. Here’s how to develop it.
Read More3 experiments that make great company culture
Company culture is one of my favourite topics. We spend a lot of time at work, I believe we should enjoy what we do, and who we do it with! There is no greater satisfaction than working for an organisation that you love to be part of. Yet too often leaders leave culture to chance, especially if it’s going well. This is when corporate culture is most at risk.
Read More3 leadership books for greater influence
Three leadership books that will make the most of your time and give you great influence skills are from the amazing Gabrielle Dolan, psychologist Dr Amy Silver, and the fabulous Jaquie Scammel.
Read MoreLeadership empathy skills to create great corporate culture
If we are to create great corporate culture, we need strong leadership empathy. Focus on others is a fundamental starting point! But we can make many mistakes. Here we debunk a few myths and share critical leadership skills.
Read MoreLeadership book recommendations and new year action tips
What’s your 2021 going to be about? What experiences do you wish to have this year? What are you saying ‘no’ to? What are you saying ‘yes’ to? Who’s in your corner this year? Some new year kick starters for you in this week’s article.
Read MoreEnergy recovery for leadership effectiveness
In Amplifiers this past quarter, we have been focused on mastering peak performance states of Flow. A crucial aspect of being able to sustain peak performance is recovery. Learn how to build these rituals into your leadership practice.
Read MoreWhat leadership principles do you need in a crisis?
Crisis can create panic. All of us are wired to avoid threat and when we see it, we jump into survival mode. Often this leads to rash decisions. We need to cultivate composure to handle the toughest stuff. ‘Stop the moving parts’ is one way to do this.
Read MoreCreate a leadership mindset that's ON for innovation
Now is the time to innovate, to get set up for the new normal, to be on the front foot as we tiptoe through the covid tulips. But let’s face it, who has the energy for innovation right now? Change is hard at the best of times, let alone when we are still juggling the uncertainty of a pandemic world. Ugh. Yet innovate we must, or face the oblivion of irrelevance. Here’s how to enthuse your team (and yourself) with innovation energy.
Read MoreA leadership mindset is overrated
Mindset is all the rage; growth mindset vs fixed mindset, start up mindset, fail forward fast mindset. It’s rubbish! Mindset is a by-product, not a starting point. Stop trying to fix your mindset!
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Read MoreImagine if... a powerful leadership mindset
Ever feel like you don’t fit? You don’t belong? A black sheep? What if you could experience something different? What if you always felt like you belonged? What would change for you then?
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Read MoreA leadership mindset for when it all goes wrong
Have you ever had a difficult conversation go off the rails? Have you ever lost the plot and said things you regret? Has anyone ever shouted you down and treated you badly? Boundless Leaders know that when a storm hits, it’s best to let it pass, then clean it up.
How Suits characters model what not to do, and what can’t be done
When avoidance is the best strategy
Not everything is solvable
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A leadership framework for knowing when to quit
Banging your head against a brick wall? Does the breakthrough you crave seem elusive and out of reach? Desperate for a sign that things are working? When should you kill off your dream and let it be? No one likes to feel like they failed. Here are some guidelines to help navigate the challenges when things aren’t working.
The Valley of Disappointment happens before a breakthrough
Strategic quitting is not the same as killing off your dream
5 questions to ask before you throw in the towel
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Read MoreLeadership strategies for when you screw up
We all screw up. Most of us don’t expect to screw up. The shock of it is almost as bad as the consequences of it. The real pain of screwing up is often the disappointment of not living up to our own expectations. How do we move through the heady emotions and make good again?
Are some incidents impossible to forgive?
What good can come of shame?
How long should we feel bad?
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Read MoreA leadership mindset for when bad things happen
Sometimes life throws you a real rotten lemon. There’s not much chance of lemonade in it. Positive thinking does not change the sucky-ness part of what happened. Re-framing downplays the consequences. Finding a more useful belief only happens when we’ve dealt with the mess. So what do we do instead? Here are my suggestions on how to wade through tough times and come out stronger on the other side.
A Chinese parable that stands the test of time, that we can adapt for a more useful approach
A modern take of using beliefs and positive delusion
The three steps I used to get over a car accident.
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Read MoreLeadership success with this simple habit
How does your day finish? With a blur, a sigh, a cold drink? End of day habits drive the tone of the day. This simple, inexpensive, easy to do and easy to stick to habit can make the big difference in a day, and a year, well-led, and well-enjoyed.
We can craft peak experiences with focus on senses
Build your leadership success day by day through your yearly theme
Use a Moments Journal to keep you focused and on track, while building memory and attention
How to nail that new leadership role
Let’s face it, when we finally get that role we've been seeking as leader in an amazing organisation, we can’t wait to get our hands dirty and put our stamp on the place. After all, that’s why they hired us, right? To bring new perspective from different experience. We’re meant to improve things. They expect change.
Here’s what happens...
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