Authentic leaders demonstrate a passion for their purpose, practice their values consistently, and lead with their hearts as well as their heads. They establish long-term, meaningful relationships and have the self-discipline to get results. They know who they are. (Bill George: Authentic Leadership) Working recently with a group of Senior Directors I was struck once again about …
It was just over five years ago I was talking to corporates about employee engagement and ways to engender it. Some interesting strategies on rewards and remuneration were around and some of the incentive or “points” reward systems were in place. In Ireland in particular, high employment meant getting and securing suitable employees was a challenge. …
This interview with Daniel Goleman has some interesting pointers on Leadership and why Emotional Intelligence competencies are important. Touches on Social Intelligence and Emotional Resonance. Do you care (are you motivated), Do you need it? (Get some feedback), How do you use it? I do Emotional Intelligence development work with Leaders and I get asked …
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I have been working with the Enneagram for the last 15 years. I have used it in my own company with great success and it has been a revelation on a personal level. I have worked with it, developed my understanding of it, and taught it to individuals, leaders and teams over the years where it …
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Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel. Horatio Walpole (1729) I remember doing a course at the Irish Management Institute on communication. As I am a problem solving type I was sure and confident of my skills and when I took a test on Empathy I was confident …
Even though I now watch far less Television than I used to – I still sit down to watch a good movie or good drama like the Sopranos or the West Wing. Over the years I have become used to ignoring the commercials and with the 10 million channels available it is a good time …
Is it always true that if we work harder we will do better? In times like we are passing through now, if we put our heads down and push are we doing the right thing? What happens if we are already working very hard and if we are already expending more of ourselves than we …
I was once on a course at the IMI and my teacher was Prof Terri Monroe from the University of San Diego. The module was leadership and she took a very intersting couple of days where she was a guide rather than a teacher. This unsettled some who were used to being told what to do next …
Darwin is famously quoted as saying “It is not the biggest or strongest that survive but those most adaptable to change”. In biological terms its the idea that the organism that best adapts to the environment will survive best and therefore pass on their genes to the next generation. This ideology has been used in most …
Back in the early nineties I was working with Business Process Re-engineering which is still current today if as part of other systems. It laymans terms it was a way of looking at a process within a company – for example how an invoice is processed – and simplifying it so that it takes less …
