As you continue to lead your way through this turbulent season, one thing is very clear: Courage is more important than ever. What is less clear is defining exactly what courage in leadership really looks like. And getting this right is the ball game. In leadership, courage is not bluster. Courage is an inward reflection…
This Could Be The Most Important Leadership Skill in Turbulent Times
These turbulent times calls for leaders to up their game in every dimension. But no skill could be more important than that of leadership intelligence. When your team is feeling unsettled, or even fearful, there’s little point in casting vision, devising strategies or even setting goals; at least, not until you have grasped the emotional temperature…
How To Develop Courage To Lead In Challenging Times
In today’s turbulent times, leaders are being called upon to lead with more courage than ever before. But how can you lead courageously, when you’re just not feeling brave? Like any quality, courage can be developed. It starts by understanding the qualities that make up courageous leadership… 1. Humility True courage is rooted in humility. Humility…
4 Ways You Can Win the War on Worry
The energy leaders waste on worrying can be one of the greatest obstacles to their overall effectiveness. In the face of a crisis on the scale of COVID-19, leaders are understandably looking at medical, financial and social disruptions of an unprecedented scale, and are needing to find a way to lead through it all. At…
How to Easily Spot a Limp Leadership Culture
A leadership culture doesn’t happen by accident. It happens by careful, persistent reinforcement of leadership behaviors and values. If you have succeeded in developing such a culture, you’ll know that the benefits to the team are tremendously important. In a leadership culture, goals are embraced, there’s a ‘bias towards action’, there is built-in accountability, and…
