From purpose to impact
“Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.”
Oscar Wilde
Yesterday’s ‘command & control’ mentality is out. More than ever, success in business is about people. People working in our organizations today are deeply affected by the VUCA changes (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous). Modern leaders require an array of hard and soft skills. They need to be able to apply different methods and approaches to help their followers and organizations move into the future without fear.
People are longing for trustworthy leaders. Authentic leaders fill a void in an uncertain world. Authentic leaders lead from conviction; they are originals, not copies, and base their actions on their values.
Personal Mastery revolves around the idea that no matter what your leadership level or role, the critical factor to begin with is inside us. Before you can lead outwards, you need to look inwards. Leadership starts with you.
Coaching for leadership excellence supports managers and leaders to develop a sound level of personal mastery, create and lead out of a personal vision and relentlessly drive towards it every day, practice regular self-reflection and self-monitoring, understand their own and other’s feelings, behaviors and mindsets, be present, and accept only the best.
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Articles on Leadership Excellence
Time to forgive
Leaders*, What are your strategies for releasing pent-up anger? How do you ensure you communicate from a place of empathy? On a scale of 1 – 10 (10 = all-time hero), how good are you at accepting people for who they are (including yourself) with all their peculiarities, imperfections, and [...]
FeMale Leadership is Beautiful
Leaders, In preparation for the “Inspired Women Development Series” that I will be launching together with LFM Coaching, Buenos Aires/Argentina, I have asked a few colleagues and experts in the field of leadership development and diversity & inclusion about their views on characteristics of male and female leadership and the [...]
What the best leaders need to know about teams: Safety first!
Leaders, Imagine you accepted a new challenging position that created as much apprehension as it did excitement. Of course, you are aware that more and more of today’s work is powered by teams and the execution of the company’s long-term goals heavily relies on effective collaboration. As the newbie [...]
Why Vague Feedback is Holding Women Back
Leaders, The number of women in executive roles has not changed largely in the last decade despite of significant investments in corporate advancement programs for women leaders. Women only hold 23% of senior management positions, and 35% of management positions. One major reason why women are not rising to executive [...]
Are You Doing Water Ballet in the Shark Tank?
Leaders, Did you know that the earliest known sharks date back to more than 420 million years ago? Since then, sharks have diversified into over 500 species that range in size from only 6.7 in to approximately 40 ft in length. Species like the great white shark, tiger shark, [...]
How Women Manage Office Politics – Yes, We Can Play the Game!
Leaders, Office Politics are a fact of corporate life; positive or negative – politics happens. The reality is that politics is how power is managed on a practical basis everyday. The drama that unfolds as co-workers and top leaders play the game, form alliances, take credit, manipulate, trade favors [...]