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 […]