Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. ― Marcus Tullius Cicero Over the last few months with many leadership teams, we have explored the topic of gratitude and how this is being expressed in [...]
Many organisational cultures do not encourage or condone the sharing of challenges or failures and even sometimes the sharing of successes. Culture is about the shared beliefs, values, customs and social behaviour of a community. Therefore, if the culture you [...]
Since 2006, my team and I have been passionately supporting leaders, teams and organisations to achieve growth and success. We have worked with thousands of leaders across hundreds of clients and a myriad of industries. These industries include FMCG, telcos, [...]
Empathy trumps sympathy… [bctt tweet=”People complain when they are not feeling heard. It takes more than sympathy to make someone feel heard. The word for that “something more” is empathy. Empathy is the most powerful change-maker in all situations, in all [...]
When a colleague or direct report opens up to you about feeling overstretched and tired, how do you respond? Do you respond with empathy, or do you shut off as you have your own stuff to deal with? Empathy is [...]
Just on 10 weeks ago, my beautiful sister, who is also my best friend, was diagnosed with advanced localised breast cancer. This has obviously rocked our world, not only as it came out of nowhere, but also because she’s been [...]
