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6 steps how leaders can get unstuck when making big decisions
👉(1) Self awareness - become aware of being stuck when making an important decision 👉(2) Reframe the decision - (thinking) if the decision appears too big to make, try reframing it to make it smaller - (time) if the outcome from the decision appears to be too...
Why Self-Awareness Is Important For Leadership Excellence
Introduction. Successful leaders of today who excel at leading in their organisations will show some degree of developed self-awareness. Self-awareness is a highly important leadership skill that these people utilise to be more effective. Self-awareness helps leaders...
Personal Mastery – What is it?
Personal mastery is a way of life. It is not a destination. Personal mastery requires us to compete with the person who we were the day before, in order to become a better version of ourselves in some way. When I say that it is "required", what I mean is that it is...
Leading versus Managing
When I look back at the team leaders I have worked with during my early corporate career, I come to the realisation that they were largely concerned only on the output on the team. They managed the team, ensuring that each team member delivered on their respective...
Five benefits of not having any goals!
A lot of us are thinking of goals, especially goals we can set ourselves for the year. We want to achieve A, B and C. We want to have D, E, and F But what if you do not want to have any goals? There are some benefits to be considered from not having any goals at all....
All it takes is work…
One of my passions is the practice of callisthenics. It is basically body weight exercises with functional movements. A technique which I have been working on is the pictured flag position. Needless to say, it is not an easy technique and requires strong core...
A Leonardo da Vinci quote to take note of
“I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto...
Rome was not built in a day…
It was English playwright John Heywood who came up with this quote. Rome was the jewel of Europe, the proud monument of western civilisation. For such a magnificent city, it took a long time to build. The idiomatic phrase is commonly used to indicate...
Do you have a head for business?
You and your business activities Whether you do or do not, your head is uniquely yours and separate from your business activities. By being able to detach yourself from the everyday workings of your business, you can get a uniquely better perspective to...
“What is the Matrix?” – a lesson in self awareness
I love this iconic quote from “The Matrix” film that was posed by the lead character Neo (played by Keanu Reeves) to his mentor Morpheus (played by Laurence Fishborne). Yes, I am a fan of the film and as a coach, I love the wealth of insights on personal growth, self...
“Don’t worry. You have got this.”
These were the words I found myself saying to myself just moments before I leapt…. I got onto the first overhead bar to cross this obstacle on a Tough Mudder event a few years ago raising funds for the charity Pancreatic Cancer Action. Yes, I was nervous seeing the...
Why I prefer not to think of life as “a journey”
People often refer to "the journey" they are on in life, whether in work or personal life. There is a problem with this metaphor. To me, a journey is going from A…to…B. And what is that end destination B in the metaphor? It feels too negative for me to think of our...