Are you actively developing your confidence in who you are? Do you take ownership of what you do? Can you objectively assess situations and factors which appear like a ‘curve ball’? Are you intentional about where you are going? Self-leadership, one of the biggest...
Leaders have a duty of care to their employees, which effectively means they must ensure their health, safety and wellbeing, which is predominantly determined by related legislation company policies etc. However, I believe a more important element of this duty of...
The term ‘The Great Resignation’ emanated from the pandemic with between 20-40% of employees in the USA and the UK considering leaving their current jobs. In a recent survey in Ireland of 1,000 employees, 40% of them strongly agree that their future career lies...
I would like to share with you a very profound message from the great Edith Eger – you may know of or have read her book ‘The CHOICE’. In it Edits writes…. ‘Freedom is about CHOICE – about choosing compassion, humour, optimism, intuition, curiosity and...
I am sharing an updated version of my previous article on how to manage stress effectively, because it’s as relevant now, if not more so, than it was a couple of years ago. And so, here in Ireland, practically all Covid19 restrictions have been lifted, quite quickly...
As a leader, you rely heavily on your everyday activity of communicating with your employees, and it is an art form. Strong, clear, inspiring and impactful communications are key to your and your team’s success. So how do you rate yourself as an effective...
Whether you are just starting out in your chosen industry, wanting to make a major career change or simply looking to step up on the career ladder, career mentoring is beneficial at any stage in your life. Regardless of whether you want to develop specific skills that...
Burnout has become very topical in recent times, and while some say this is sad to see, I think we need to embrace the raising of it as a real issue affecting very many people, in all walks of life.This is not something which can be blamed on the pandemic, it has been...
No matter where you are in your leadership journey, you will benefit from having a mentor. Leadership mentoring is not just for those stepping up from management roles to leadership for the first time – although it will certainly help them. It can also be an...
Over recent years, many workplaces have had to adapt to working with hybrid teams, due to the pandemic, local lockdowns and personal preferences for working from home. Hybrid teams are teams where members are located in different places. This could be as simple as...