We’re supposed to embrace conflict.
It means you’re hearing all views and upping the chances that you’ll get to a better result. But how do you get to that kind of ‘productive conflict’ and keep yourself in one piece? A few first steps here.
Leadership lessons learnt the hard way. Don’t:
🚫 Put up with the wrong leadership team
🚫 Make assumptions
🚫 Cramp your style
If the year didn’t start quite how you intended this one’s for you. How do we accept what is, take full responsibility and treat is as a gift?
You need to toughen up, stand up for yourself. (But not too much.)
How do we navigate this ‘double-bind’ of conflicting expectations?
Here are a few suggestions. What’s your advice?
We broke the glass ceiling, but we forgot to re-build the house. Here’s a review of the latest evidence on women’s leadership
“If only I had just…”
How many times a week, a day, an hour do you berate yourself like this?
Rumination is fact of leadership life and I haven’t yet seen a quick fix. But here are some approaches that might help
“Can I give you some feedback?”
😨 Oh no. What now?
😲 Sometimes it’s a shock.
😢 Sometimes it just hurts.
Reflections on the pain and shame of feedback…and ways to make it just that little bit easier.
😶I used to worry about being indecisive.
🤔What if something I believed to be true was wrong?
😎Now I find that being open to re-thinking my beliefs is a strength.
Some thoughts here on the benefits of asking ‘How could I be wrong?’
The first few weeks in a new leadership role can feel like a daily re-living of your interview… constantly trying to prove yourself. How do I add value now? Am I even good enough?
Some ideas here on rein in the doubts and what to ask instead.
Expanding your network can be daunting, especially in unfamiliar territory. What will I do standing in a room full people where I don\’t know anything or anyone? Here are some lessons learnt the hard way…