leadership lessons
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#leadershiptruth – Sometimes, you’re a jerk.
Posted August 15, 2017 in Latest News & InsightsLet’s face it, everyone has bad days. It’s easy to be a wonderful leader when things are going well and life is flowing. It’s harder to manage our ‘darkside’ behaviours when we’re under stress or pressure. As someone who spends 90% of my time thinking about leadership (the other 10% is spent on bookkeeping), I […]
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#leadershiptruth – Being right is sometimes wrong.
Posted August 8, 2017 in Latest News & InsightsWhen I think back over my career, some of my best learning experiences were when things went horribly wrong. When I ask any leader, they will tell me that they learn more from their failures than their successes. So if this is the case, why do so many of us rob others of the gift […]
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#leadershiptruth – Leadership. It’s complicated.
Posted August 1, 2017 in Latest News & InsightsWhenever people tell me they want to be a leader, I always ask them ‘why’? Leadership isn’t easy. It’s usually pretty thankless. People will always have a list of things you should be doing better. And of course, what’s on some people’s lists (listen better) is not on others (speak up more). Leadership is a […]
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The Thin Book of Trust – An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work
Posted July 31, 2017 in What We're ReadingBy: Charles Feltman Reviewed by: Shannon Nedza The Premise: In the Thin Book of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work, executive coach, Charles Feltman offers simple effective strategies and techniques for building, repairing, and sustaining trust in the workplace. In this quick and easy read, Feltman outlines the four distinctions of trust: […]
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Metamorphosis Merit Badge
Posted in Latest News & InsightsThe Metamorphosis Award: For leaders who are trying their best. Watching Donald Trump go from Trump Tower to the White House has been like watching an ongoing continuation of his reality tv show. Trump’s behaviour certainly hasn’t shifted one iota since taking office…which is causing lots of hand-wringing south of the border for the fact […]
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Recap Volume 115 – The B List
Posted in Latest News & InsightsEvery month we scour the web for great leadership articles for our popular newsletter The Roundtable RECAP, and we thought you might enjoy some of our favourite articles that didn’t quite make the cut. Here’s how to keep your body language in check. 5 emotionally intelligent things to do when you first meet someone. Are open floor plans killing […]
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