Leading in Limbo
Today feels like a day of being in limbo. No the kind that comes with a sandy beach and cocktail umbrellas. The kind that has you wondering, waiting and worrying…………………
Leading for Motivation
It’s tough to be motivated right now. COVID, lockdowns, terrorism, fascism, dark morning, wet days, early nights, need I go on?
As leaders how do we motivate people when so much of the challenges impacting motivation is out of our hands? Here are some thoughts………….
Career by Portfolio
I’ve heard people refer to careers by portfolio as side hustles. But that makes me think of pick pockets and slight of hand con artists! So I’ll stick with ‘career by portfolio’. And as I type I realise how closely related this is to the idea of expert generalists…. So, bear with me…………………………..
My Home is My Spaceship
Now that I’m not leaving my home very much, I’m finding that its function is expanding. I’m finding myself likening my home to a spaceship………………..
A Surprise of Kindness
Twice this week I’ve had positive and kind comments. I’ve been really taken aback and surprised at such genuine kindness, forcing me to reflect and re-evaluate my self awareness……………….
The Bright and Dark Side of Transparency
When I wrote the definition of leader effectiveness in my thesis, I found that listing the good, positive, bright side as well as the bad, negative, dark side was really helpful in presenting a rounded definition of what it was and what it was not……………………
Generalists or Specialists?
I’ve been thinking about specialism versus generalism for a while and today I stumbled on an article from Harvard Business review discussing the value of generalists in the world of research and development. The article talks about the benefit of generalist researchers who have a breadth of knowledge versus specialist researchers who have a depth of knowledge…………………
Future Leadership
On the weekend I spent a few hours watching some of the presentations of the Jobs Reset Summit, hosted by the World Economic Forum. I caught a session on ‘A Vision for Leadership in the Great Reset’…..
Five Ways to Happiness at Work
The Friday Pulse has a Five Ways to Happiness at Work framework. Here are some of my thoughts connecting self awareness and leader effectiveness to the framework…
Is mindfulness the beginning of self awareness?
Today has been a day of self care. It was week two of the Mindfulness course that Great Ormond Street Hospital is delivering to its staff and it was a day when I had an hour to fit in some yoga