Adopting Kindness Lead To a Remarkable 2020
Why Adopting Kindness Is Your Ultimate Secret Weapon Did you know Kindness will your secret weapon in 2020? If you’ve read any of my previous content, you’ll know that I preach being kind, courageous and authentic. Not just in your leadership, but in your business and life too. I’m putting the spotlight on kindness for […]
Empathy is What Kills Shame
When we are feeling shame, we often internalise it and keep the feeling to ourselves. Sharing deep feelings is being vulnerable, and makes us worry about appearing weak. The truth is that even though it may be uncomfortable to start talking about your shame, it’s what helps. Discussing these feelings with someone we’re close to […]
7 Courageous Conversations You Might Need to Have
Following on from my 7 Laws of Courageous Leadership and Courageous Conversations Make You a Better Leader blogs, I decided to delve deeper into Courageous Conversations and put together some examples of these conversations that you, as a leader, should have at work. I’ve stuck with 7 because my ‘7 Laws of…’ blogs are always a hit! Keep in mind […]
Unlikely Entrepreneur
I remember standing there in Shanghai, China and my world had just fallen apart. My beautiful and warm apartment was suddenly cold and ugly. I wanted to crawl under a rock. I have left a full-time single mum living in a foreign country and I had no idea what I was going to do next. […]
The Best Leaders Put Others First
Within some corporate structures, the leader is at the top of the pyramid, on higher rung than others, without peer. The financial bottom line can make these structures appear successful and model-worthy at first, but their profit is gained at the expense of the well being of everyone else who makes up the organisation. Typically, […]
The 250 Most Influential Women Leaders
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Sweat the Small Stuff in 2016
Women still occupy less than 16% of all board level positions, even though the need for greater gender balance is garnering a lot of attention these days. While setting benchmarks and other goals and developing strategies to recruit more women into the leadership pipeline is a welcome start, if we truly want to increase gender […]
Struggle for Authenticity
Have you ever been in a situation where you were asked for your opinion on something, however in order to be viewed in a certain way, you either amended or hid your true feelings? I think we have all done this to some degree whether subconsciously or otherwise. Why do we do this? The answer […]
Power of the Early Adopter – How Change Builds Momentum!
Have you seen the video clip called “First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy”? If not, take a look at it because it’s the perfect illustration of change in action. The clip is part of a TED talk given by Derek Sivers where he talks about how to create a movement, and why the first […]
Patricia Arquette’s Oscar Speech – What’s the Fuss?
At the recent Oscar Awards ceremony, Patricia Arquette won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Boyhood. She used her acceptance speech to call for equal pay and equal rights for women across the USA. The audience lapped it up, with prominent actress Meryl Streep seen cheering vigorously. Later, Hilary Clinton said, […]