10 Lessons From the Coalface
As a coach who assists people and companies to be successful, I would love to say that on my side business is always running smoothly.
Yeah, right.
There isn’t anyone out there who hasn’t started or run a business and not experienced some down time and challenges. It’s what it means to take risks and is inescapable. It also is what enables us to succeed – if we can learn from both our wins and losses.
Carol Dweck is a proponent of being an open learner – seeing ...
The importance of a growth mindset
At the Neuroleadership Summit in San Francisco last week, neuroscientists and business leaders connected to share ideas around the theme “Adaptive Organisations.”
Carol Dweck’s conversation on the beliefs organisations should hold was particularly important as it illuminated one of the essential components of success: a growth mindset.
Organisations that are willing to learn will be more adaptive and innovative, making them more ready to deal with the increasing ...
10 Ways Work/Life Balance Leads to Greater Success
There is often a general perception that, while the notion of a balance of work and life is a good idea, it is contradictory to maximising your value to your company, or it’s a luxury in today’s high-pressure marketplace.
However, consider that a balance between your work and personal time actually increases a your productivity and performance. Here’s how:
1) Increase your perception of control – when you are able to engage in needed personal time, you experience a ...
A journey of a thousand steps
Three and a half years ago I set out to answer a burning question I had which was “What is it about great leaders that sets them apart from the rest?”This question had sat in the back of my mind for about 30 years as I’ve witnessed acts of leadership greatness and sadly, the opposite – terrible actions by leaders of entities large and small.Wanting to capture leadership perspectives both in and outside the corporate mindset, I interviewed respected leaders around ...
What mindset do you foster?
Nigel Holmes’ diagram illustrates what happens when a manger or leader fosters a culture of growth and learning.
A growth mindset is developed through praise of a person’s efforts as well as achievements, by treating challenges and obstacles as opportunities for learning and by letting your people know that you support their efforts to fulfil their potential.
You’ll get the best out of them, build a culture of innovation and maximise your company’s investment. ...
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
A young woman was lamenting to her mother about how hard life was for her. It seemed as soon as one problem was solved, a new one arose. She was so overwhelmed that she didn’t know how she was going to continue.
Without saying a word, her mother filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire until they came to a boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.
In about twenty minutes she turned ...
