Inspirational Leadership: what’s the story?
Great leaders tell great stories. Stories engage people, are easy to pass on, are easy to remember, and – crucially – they appeal to the part of the brain where we make our decisions. If you want something to get done, appeal to an emotion of some sort....
Ping! Another email to read? Think again!
I meet enough frazzled business people to know that email and unproductive meetings are the two biggest time wasters in the workplace. Of the two, email is easily the most damaging, because it is the source of so much stress. Irrelevant, poorly run meetings are at...
Why you can’t beat personal experience. No matter how bad it was.
Last week I had one of those moments which make my job as a business coach and leadership skills trainer so completely satisfying. There are plenty of them anyway, but this one was like a beam of light shining through a cloudy sky. It really knocked me out. I was...How to use Myers Briggs to help you influence people
Last year I took part in some research carried out by CPP into the way Myers Briggs preferences impact the way we influence and are influenced. I’ve blogged before about various aspects of Myers Briggs, but until now never had anything concrete to offer on...
