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My research focussed on self-awareness, leader effectiveness and leadership at all levels of the Welsh public service. I asked Welsh public service employees to complete a questionnaire and I carried out some interviews. My findings told me that there was a...
It's going to be a different Christmas for so many of us this year, but I hope you have a peaceful and restful few days and you're able to connect with family and friends virtually, if not actually. Let's hope for a kinder, better 2021 for us all
Six months ago, we were talking about a requirement for a new leadership. We talked about crisis management, flexibility and agility. We talked about emotional intelligence and a need for leaders to recognise the importance of staff wellbeing. It seems like we’ve...
Empty vessels make most noise That’s my very simple translation of the Kruger Dunning Effect (Kruger and Dunning, 1999) In researching self awareness, it was impossible not to be drawn to the description of what it is not, as well as what it is. The Kruger Dunning...
Whilst casually scrolling through Facebook over lunch today I saw a video about an all female car garage called Spanners with Manners It instantly caught my attention and jolted me into taking notice. I felt an incredible sense of pride both because of what the owner,...
Talking to someone who’s passionate about their job is a real gift. Today I had an unexpected conversation with someone I’ve never met from an organisation that’s completely new to me. His passion for his role, his organisation and the people he works with were...
In researching self-awareness (SA), the self/other ratings studies (SORs) appeared as key research in both defining SA and working out how to assess it and improve it. Essentially the SORs carry out research on ‘what do I think of me, what do you think of me’. If you...
Scholars believe that self-awareness (SA) is either a part of emotional intelligence (EI) or EI is a part of SA. If you consider the definition by Daniel Goleman of EI, he talks about: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. If...
It wasn’t quite an epiphany, but it was pretty close! If you’ve every listened to Simon Sinek, he talks about finding your why; your purpose. I’ve never been able to pin it down. I could give you lists of the things I enjoyed doing, but nothing really answered my why....
Does it feel like we’re at another crossroads to you? The end of a terrible year is almost upon us and the second wave of lockdowns are over. Everyone is looking forward to what January will bring. In looking forward it’s clear that they’re not ‘looking forward’ at...