In order to excel as an athlete, particular habits and practices should formulate your regime. The same principles apply to non-athletes who are leaders.
There are five reasons why athletes make great leaders. They are: determination, teamwork, followership, handling pressure, and being cognitively complex.
Two Key Teachable Leadership Lessons from Boris Johnson’s ‘Partygate’ Scandal Introduction For leaders to be effective and have the support of those they are leading in any context, they must respect the rules they put in place, and those people. This is something the leader of the United Kingdom failed Read more…
Who is a leader? Michael Josephson said, “Great leaders are teachers not tyrants”. To lead is to inspire, to support, to empathise. There are many different characteristics that make a leader, but they are generally the brave people who show others the way with integrity. In society, leaders take on Read more…
Nelson Mandela Day: Social Justice, Equity & Inclusion This Monday, we decided to set the tone for the upcoming week and reflect on the values that are important in this ever-changing world. The reason is that last week ended with Nelson Mandela International Day on Sunday 18 July, and we wanted to take this time Read more…
Beyond the visible, we are all at our own intersections; it is more than any one identity, more than one social category. As such, when an individual makes known his or her ethnicity, he or she has the additive of, but not limited to, race, age, disability status and sexual Read more…
We explored how trust—or lack of trust—can deeply affect a company in our last article. We defined what trust is and isn’t especially in a business environment. We also asked some hard questions about whether certain business practices might be interfering with the trust being felt between you and your Read more…
According to Ben Page, CEO of the UK’s leading market research company, IPSOS Mori, only 29% of the population believes that those in charge know best (1). In the US, that number hovers around 19% (2). This means that 71% of Brits and 81% of Americans distrust their leaders. Unfortunately, Read more…
One of the most challenging aspects of being a CEO is being fair to all your employees. Even if you do your best to treat everyone equally, there are times when your decisions or actions are misconstrued as favoring certain people within the company to the exclusion of others. Read more…
Despite the widespread opinion that leaders need to be loud and pushy to get people to do what needs to be done, there are other ways to motivate the troops. You, as an introvert, possess nearly all of them. Surprised? Leading requires you to know the people you are leading. Read more…
A person who is an introvert cannot be an effective leader. This myth assumes that leadership requires having a boisterous, outgoing personality. Yes, we may know some leaders who are extroverts, but that does not mean that someone who is more introspective can’t lead others to resounding success. Are you Read more…