As leaders listening offers us the chance to really understand where others are coming from and open up the possibility of co-creating a future all can buy into. People may look to you

To create a high performing business where people love to work, there is a need for leaders to create a level of consciousness around how they are being. This is massively influenced by whether our ego is over or under inflated…

Enabling a positive cultural change is often enigmatic and challenging because, much like our ego reactions, culture lies largely in the area of the unconscious. This blindness makes it hard to put our fingers

For a large proportion of our daily lives, we are not conscious of our feelings, so they make themselves known to us when we have an emotional reaction. I call the stimulant that causes this sort of reaction a trigger –

Integrity is one of the fundamental building blocks to both a strong personal foundation and a fully functioning organisation. Yet from my experience of working within organisations,

The demands of organisational life, with the constant change agenda, quality service and improvements, rising profits or cost savings, mean that you may as a leader experience feeling under constant pressure. These circumstances increase the likelihood

We all have an ego whether we like it or not. As a leader sometimes we need our ego as an enabling force that drives us to take a stand, set clear boundaries or ensure a sense of harmony around us. There are however times when our ego isn’t helpful and we get completely in our own way,

Let's face it; we can all sometimes be prey to self-criticism. The more we step out of our comfort zone and take on being a leader, the more vulnerable we are to this part of ourselves.

Only last week, I was talking with an experienced leader, someone who has run a successful business for over 30 years. What became evident in our conversation was that her internal critic was alive and well and thriving

Extraordinary times such as these require extraordinary leadership. The ground rules have shifted. The focus is no longer about scoring points or silos competing with each other for limited resources.

In the last couple of weeks I have had the privilege to have attended 2 networking and business development events run by Penny and Thomas Power, both based around the ethos presented in Penny’s book Business Is Personal. On both occasions I came away inspired and moved by the deep connection that was created in the room.

I watched the movie Hidden Figures at the weekend, a film that tells the true story of three African American women and the invaluable role they play in the NASA space missions of the 1960’s. Like many of the audience I gasped with shock at the explicit racist and sexist behaviour which was reinforced by both organisational and societal norms of the day. I then also cheered when each woman found her way to courageously push back.

Do you ever experience feelings of self-doubt, fear of being found out, the experience that you are "winging it" and despite success never feeling really satisfied with your accomplishments?