At the end of 2024, I was asked what i thought the main trends shaping leadership were and now, as 2025 comes to a close, I want to reflect on those top trends to see how things have panned out, where we are and where I think we’ll be going in 2026. Join me in reflecting on 2025, a year of rapid change and throwing the baby out with the bath water and scanning the horizon to see what’s coming in 2026.
I keep hearing the word ‘settle’! Different people keep using it in different places. It’s got me thinking about the benefit of settling ourselves, taking a moment of calm and resetting for whatever is to come next. Settling feels like resilience walking. This week’s Knowing Self Aware Leadership blog article was all about settling. Here’s a minimalistical, drawing out the core concepts for you.
You know when you buy a yellow car, you start seeing yellow cars everywhere? Well, right now, for me, it’s the word ‘settle’. Different people keep using it in different places. It’s got me thinking about the benefit of settling ourselves, taking a moment of calm and resetting for whatever is to come next. Settling feels like resilience walking. Join me as I share my musings and how a 3 second reset can benefit us all.
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 minimalistical all about reflection. You can read the full article here.
Hello KSKOers and welcome to new subscribers! it’s top takeaways Tuesday! https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gEibbuTJrdtuJ5cilHbdX?si=HvE4t_fnQ3-0x02aq9PCwA I’ve been so looking forward to sharing this podcast episode with you. After hearing Serena Low speak on The...
Welcome to the November edition of Reflections, and the first edition to be produced on Substack! I hope you like the new format. Subscribe to receive it directly to your inbox at the end of every month, if you haven’t already! Join me in reflecting on self-aware leadership with thinkers from around the globe as I review The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast in the previous month and share some top tips on how to grown your self-awareness
It had such a good conversation with Robert Jordan in ep 41 of The Knowing Self Knowing Others Podcast talking about self-awareness, FAB leadership and leadership styles! I’m really looking forward to sharing the episode with you. Here are some of my top takeaways and a few reflective questions for you to think about…
We can't please all of the people all of the time. I know, I know. But many of us really want to, don't we? We want to do a good job, we want to treat people with respect and dignity and we want to deliver services and products that are high quality and ethical. We...
In the first week of January, I set out my watchwords for 2022: self-awareness, purpose, kindness, connection, tolerance, acceptance, knowledge, innovation, care and learning. As the year comes to a close I thought I would reflect on my hopes and hunches to see if it...
I’d heard Adam Grant talking on his podcast and liked what he had to say, so I picked up the book with excitement. Think Again, Adam Grant The simple tenet of the book is that rethinking our plans, answers and decisions is a good thing and a fixed mindset closes us to...
As we head towards Christmas, I’ve been reflecting on the year that it’s been. One of great highs and awful lows…. a doctorate, a new job, covid restrictions and a family bereavement. So, from all of these things, what is the common nugget of learning that I can draw?...
Join me in my second video of the Knowledge Share Series. This time I’m talking about the definition of leader effectiveness Click the image below