Leading Yourself

As leaders (and as humans) we have high standards and a clear vision for what we want to achieve, so it can be easy for us to notice what’s not going right. What we focus on determines what we get. It’s a mistake to focus on what’s not going well, or behaviour in others we

Is it time for you to step up and be YOUR brilliant self? Ralph Waldo Emerson once said ‘To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.’ Ari* leads a team of forty, has incredible technical skills and yet people don’t feel they know him.

Last weekend when facilitating a leadership retreat in Warrnambool for Leadership Great South Coast, I was introduced to the term ‘assumicide’. My workshop participants talked about assumicide in the context of leadership and: The dangers of ‘first impressions’ The potential damage done by demographic stereotyping Assumptions we make about someone’s background or their capacity to

Few would disagree that self-awareness is important for leaders. Diagnostic assessments are one way to build self-awareness and inform self-development. Here are three free on-line assessments my clients have found valuable.  Two quick tips before you start: a)Awareness is the only first step. You need to do something with that awareness to build your leadership flexibility. b)A good