One important part of developing self awareness is comparing the views you have about yourself with the views that others have about you Self awareness is socially constructed, which means it’s generated by being in relationships with others. You can’t really be aware...
Today I’ve had some great conversations about challenges and ideas and thoughts and opinions which made my brain buzz and feel energised. It’s good for your professional development to expand the boundaries of your thinking and to challenge your values, beliefs and...
I’ve been thinking about the benefits of problem solving together. You’ll remember that in a recent blog post I talked about leaders not having all of the answers all of the time, well no one else does either! If you have a problem or a challenge or a question that...
When we are experienced at something we think we have all the answers or at least, that we should have all the answers. We plough on with what we think is right until a confident someone says, “erm, do you think that maybe that’s 6 instead of 5?” and we realise we’ve...
I'm interested in self-awareness, leader effectiveness and leadership at all levels. My research aim is to: ‘Criitically explore self-awareness and its relevance to leader effectiveness across all levels of the Welsh public service’ To help move my study from theory...
I had some great feedback about my blog this week and a suggestion for further blogs - how to become more self aware, which has got me thinking.... Now you know that my model of self awareness has 3 layers, right? ◦ Internal self awareness: recognising your own...
Today I was delighted to be able to deliver a short workshop to colleagues about self awareness, my favourite subject! I was struck by 3 things…. People really are interested in self-awareness. The human conundrum to ‘know thyself’ has been around for thousands of...
Today I had the privilege of joining a webinar hosted by Action for Happiness with Daniel Goleman. Such a knowledgeable and interesting person. Here are some things I took away... 1. Be the change. Don’t be the bystander that acquiesces to poor behaviour. Speak up and...
A brilliant colleague of mine has started running lunchtime professional development session. Just 30 minutes, to watch a video and discuss its meaning to you. Today’s discussed revolved around intention, as a leader. We talked about how values drive intention which...
I’ve discovered an interesting concept on LinkedIn called Quiet Leadership, which is being shaped by Julian Stodd, Sea Salt Learning. My husband thinks it hilarious if not somewhat disturbing, that I’ve connected with a stranger on LinkedIn, given him my home address...