In this week’s paid article, I’ve talked about my thoughts on my next career step and how it’s important to follow your own path and be authentically you. Whether you’re leading a team, working solo, or somewhere in between, the key to success lies in staying true to who you are.
I’m often asked whether I’m going to make the leap into solopreneurship and turn Knowing Self Knowing Others into my full-time career. My response? No. As I ponder and plan my next career step, I’ve talked to lots of people. Some are employed, some are freelance, some are consultants, fractional, interim and volunteers. People are walking all sorts of paths to achieve their purpose. Here’s a bit about my thoughts on my professional journey, and how being true to yourself is the only route to take.
I need to share with you my frustration about the world’s worst office offences and management misdemeanours – the PowerPoint crimes. Reports, Scripts and Presenting Backwards. Discover 3 ways to keep yourself from being thrown into professional prison and keep yourself on the right side of presentation law.
I need to share with you my frustration about the world’s worst office offences and management misdemeanours – the PowerPoint crimes. Reports, Scripts and Presenting Backwards. Discover 3 ways to keep yourself from being thrown into professional prison and keep yourself on the right side of presentation law.
Continuing our series of reflections on last week’s NCB Summit, “A shared vision from conception to reception”, Dr Nia Thomas, Director of A Better Start Southend, offers her own takeaways from the event.
One of the most important things I learned from leading a restructure many year ago, was to communicate, communicate, communicate. And when you have nothing to say; communicate some more. Don’t leave people without any news. I mean, who really interprets no news as good news??
One of the most important things I learned from leading a restructure many year ago, was to communicate, communicate, communicate. And when you have nothing to say; communicate some more. Join me as I share with you my experience and five recommendations for good communication and transparency when you’re dealing with big changes that impact lots of people.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how you leave an organisation lately. Probably because I’ll be leaving mine soon. Over the last 6-8 months I’ve been watching people leave my organisation and head on to their next big adventure. It’s prompted me to think about all of the different endings people have had or created for themselves, across my 25 years in work. So, join me on a journey out the door!
In my 25 years in the world of work I’ve seen lots of people come and go. The journey people take out of the door is not always the same. Some strut out of the front door with a bouquet and a big smile. Some fling the door open, breathe a big sigh of relief and never look back. Some choose to slink out of the back door, hoping that no-one notices. And some are walked around the lake, never to be seen again. Join me as I reminisce and share my experiences of saying farewell, goodbye and toodle-oo!
The first nine Knowing Self-Aware Leadership blog articles of 2025 are exclusive extracts from my book, The Self-Awareness Superhighway, focused on the nine directions of the self-aware leadership compass. Here’s the very last minimalistical from my book, all about experience. You can read the full article here.