Increasing the Influence and Impact of your Team using StrengthsFinder*
The success of many teams hinges on their capacity to sway a broader audience, including colleagues, clients and wider stakeholders. While some find this task effortless, it proves challenging for many. Clifton Strengths* can be an effective tool for understanding how we each influence effectively, and how we can leverage these strengths across a team.
Building Emotional Intelligence part 3 – Social Awareness & Relationship Management Skills
Would you like to influence better and have a greater impact on your team, colleagues and business. Developing a broad range of Emotional Intelligence skills is key to success here.
Emotional Intelligence - part 2: How Can We Increase Our Self-Awareness and Manage Our Behaviours?
A phrase I often use in life, and in coaching, is that ‘Whilst we judge ourselves by our intention, others judge us by our behaviour.’
Understanding Emotional Intelligence - part 1
Emotional intelligence isn't just a 'nice-to-have'; it's essential for our success as leaders. So - how does emotional intelligence benefit us as leaders?
Flexing Our Communication Style Authentically
Understanding our own, and others’ predominant communication style/s can improve understanding and decrease frustration and conflict. Being able to flex our style authentically to better connect with others can be particularly effective.
Why Understanding Communication Styles is Vital for Team Success
Effective communication is the lifeblood of any successful team. But it doesn't happen in a vacuum; it's influenced by each team member's unique style. Whether you're a senior leader, or a new starter, understanding your colleagues’ communication styles can make a dramatic difference to your daily interactions, which in turn produces a harmonious and productive work environment.
How can we use our strengths to fight burnout?
In today's global workforce, burnout is a significant concern affecting productivity and well-being. Not all coping strategies prove equally effective. Acknowledging the role of individual strengths can help tailor interventions for sustainable resilience and success.
Employee Engagement – what is it & why does it matter?
Let's take a closer look at the often-discussed topic of employee (or colleague) engagement. Let’s drill into it in more detail: Understanding its definition, its importance, and the strategies to enhance it.
Managing Conflict in Teams using Clifton Strengths Finder
Have you faced challenges in teams where mistrust, lack of understanding, and poor emotional intelligence hinder performance? Addressing these issues can be daunting, perpetuating the problem. Clifton Strengths offers a language to understand and articulate differences, enhancing relationships and ultimately boosting team effectiveness.
How do we increase psychological safety in teams
What is psychological safety, and what does it mean?
Leadership Coaching or Leadership Development Training – which is better?
You've pinpointed a need for development or training within your team or organisation. Given the constraints of limited budgets and the keen interest of many colleagues to grow, it's crucial to make an informed choice. Should you invest in Leadership Coaching or Leadership Development Training to reap the most benefits?
Supporting our Team During Times of Change
Understanding how our team’s emotions and behaviours are affected by change…
Understanding our responses to change – a fun and quick team activity
This is a fun, quick and interesting activity for teams interested in how we respond to change.
Why bother with coaching?
Think coaching is an exclusive service for the C-suite or pro athletes? Time to think again. Coaching is an effective tool for anyone who aspires to grow professionally and personally.
Why Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Is Crucial for Success in a New Role
Have you ever stepped into a new role only to be haunted by that nagging feeling that you're not good enough? That you're a fraud just waiting to be found out? If you're nodding your head, you're far from alone… This unsettling feeling is known as "Imposter Syndrome, and is experienced by up to 70% of people.
Excelling in a New Leadership Role & Your First 90 Days
This post is for you if you are stepping into your first leadership role or you are about to start any new leadership role…
Giving and receiving feedback during tricky conversations
What’s your experience of giving – and receiving – feedback? Tricky conversations become easier when we become better at both.
Having Difficult Conversations with Confidence
Have you ever avoided a challenging conversation - kicked the can down the road, put your head in the sand hoping it will go away? Many of us are guilty of this!
Leveraging the Benefits of Cognitive Diversity and Neurodiversity
Diversity is all around us in many, many ways. And at this time of year, there’s diversity in whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or the winter solstice, or nothing at all. We also hear the phrases cognitive diversity and neurodiversity a lot. Ever wondered what they really mean and why they matter?
How to Disagree Agreeably
Ever had conversations with colleagues where tensions run high and relationships become strained? Or where you disagree with what’s been said yet don’t feel comfortable saying so.