Leadership Journal
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Practical, confidential coaching for SME founders and first-time managers built on real leadership experience and business psychology, not theory.
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The Importance of Feelings
This is the first in a series of posts I’m going to give you – and it’s all about feelings. Like it or not (and many people don’t – there’s a deeply ingrained, cultural dismissal of ‘feelings’ that we will come onto soon!), feelings are always present in our lives – in the decisions we…
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How to deal with our feelings, and those of others
In Part 1 we talked about the importance of teaching children how to recognise and manage their feelings; and in Part 2 we explored how important feelings can be in the workplace, and the impact they can have when things go right – and when they go wrong. In this last part of our three-part series on…
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The Importance of Feelings – in the Workplace
In the last blog post, we talked about the importance of teaching children how to recognise and manage their feelings, because research has shown what a positive impact this skill can have on the rest of their lives. In this second part of our three part series, we’ll explore how important feelings can be in the…
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The Psychology of Persuasion
At some point today, tomorrow, this week, you will need to influence someone to do something – your employee, your partner, your client, your child. Have you ever thought about what makes people say ‘yes’ to your requests? I’m going to share few tips with you on how to become a skilled persuader. Whether it’s…
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Why it’s not Advisable to Give Advice
When one of your team comes to you with a problem, it’s tempting to jump straight in and solve it for them – hand out some advice about what you think is the best action to take, and tell them what you would do yourself in the same position. Giving advice feels great – you’re…
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Are you Undermanaging your employees?
We are all aware of the impacts of micro-managing your team, the most damaging of which is a lack of trust in their abilities and accountabilities as adult employees. But there is a different approach which can be just as damaging – and that’s undermanaging your team. This management style is harder to detect and…
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Building Resilience at Work
Resilience is the ability to take the unexpected in your stride. When things go wrong, a resilient person will accept it, reflect on it, and deal with it. Someone lacking in resilience is likely to struggle with a new and unexpected development, and take much longer to come to terms with the problem – and…
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Burnout – How it Feels, and What to Do
You’ve got your dream job, and you’re desperate to make an impression; show them they made the right decision; become an inspiration and role model to others; or even prove those doubting inner voices wrong. Commitment, professionalism and loyalty – sometimes it feels like the best way to demonstrate them is to work longer and…
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Why We Need To Support Men Too
“Man up” – “Don’t be such a pussy” – “Emotions are a weakness”…. The chances are that if you’re a man, then these are the attitudes that have surrounded you from a very young age, probably starting with “Boys don’t cry”. The sad reality is that these attitudes are far more damaging than helpful –…