May 3, 2018
From “Bestie” to Boss: Managing Friends and Keeping Them
If you were offered a promotion, you’d take it, right? Most of us would. More money, more responsibility, more kudos, more influence… career success! Who…
Posts categorised with 'Leadership'
April 3, 2018
The Dangers of Willful Blindness at Work – #MTtalk Roundup
“You cannot fix a problem that you refuse to acknowledge.” – Margaret Heffernan, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our…
February 6, 2018
The Impact of Mental Health Issues at Work – #MTtalk Roundup
As some of you may know, we have discussion forums in the Mind Tools Club. A while ago, I started a conversation about mental health.
January 4, 2018
How Digital is Your DNA?
“Digital” has been creeping up on us. I remember when typewriters became electronic, and then they gave way to word processors. Memos were replaced by…
December 6, 2017
Your Top Tips for Surviving When Politics Heats Up the Office
Politics. Love it or hate it, you can’t ignore it – especially in these turbulent times. Catalan independence from Spain. U.S. President Donald Trump’s next…
November 2, 2017
The Seven Key Qualities of a Magnetic Leader
There are lots of reasons why talented people move from one job to another – more money, better opportunities, greater responsibility. But one key reason…
October 17, 2017
#MTtalk: Dress Codes at Work
The Impact of Dress A few years ago, I was helping one of our directors open a new business in Jeffreys Bay, a well-known surfing…
October 5, 2017
How to Communicate With Presence
In Dianna Booher’s view, you can’t separate leadership and communication. Indeed, she believes that learning to communicate “is the essence of leadership and the…
October 3, 2017
Connecting at Work – #MTtalk Roundup
Four Steps to Connection It really irritates me if I sit in a class or lecture and the facilitator only knows two people’s names. It…
August 28, 2017
My Best Manager and My Worst… And What Each Taught Me
Strange but true: I had both the best and the worst managers of my career – so far – at the same company. Not…
August 22, 2017
Servant Leadership in Action – #MTtalk
“The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then conscious choice brings…
July 11, 2017
Daring to Be Vulnerable – #MTtalk Roundup
“A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.” – Simon…