This week has been epic, coaching and facilitating leadership development. I job craft. In a nutshell, job crafting is understanding own values, strengths and aspirations and purposefully aligning them to careers. Get in touch if you want to do it for yourself #coaching#career
"It's easy to judge. It's more difficult to understand. Understanding requires compassion, patience, and a willingness to believe that good hearts sometimes choose poor methods. Through judging, we separate. Through understanding, we grow." ~Doe Zantamata⠀
#leadershiplessons
'nip things in the butt early'
When standards are set, values lived, behaviours exemplified.
To fall below once, acknowledged, accepted moved on from.
To fall below twice, acknowledged, learned from, planned against.
To fall below thrice. Too many.
Mid-level leaders ("middle managers") are likely to be the people playing a critical role in keeping our organisations going right now. Let's celebrate the outstanding contribution they are making: https://t.co/T66sAEI0U1 Via @FT Graphic @AbhijitBhaduri
Bad leaders see power as an opportunity. Good leaders see it as a responsibility.
Framing power as a responsibility can discourage leaders from being selfish, making risky decisions, and ignoring advice.
It's time to teach people that power is for service, not self-interest.
Facing a challenge right now? Try a bit of free writing for me (give it a go, it worked for me this morning!).
What is your challenge? How is it hindering you? What is your hope for it? Who / what can help you? What is one step forward you could take? #hope#coaching#control
A study of 32,000 workers across 17 countries showed that 76% of employees would consider seeking new employment if they discovered an unfair gender pay gap or the lack of a diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) policy within their company: https://t.co/O2TYQqR69n (via @SHRM)