Amy Cuddy, a Social Psychologist, presents a fascinating insight into how our body language shapes who we are. She postulates, drawing on the evidence of neuroscience, that not only does our body language influence how others see us and think about us – our body language also influences how we feel and think about ourselves. […]
(The importance of communication in times of uncertainty or change) There have been three occasions in the past year where I have had a discussion with someone whose team has been going through a change process, or considerable uncertainty about future arrangements at work. On each occasion I have asked how their team has been […]
The Golden Circle and the question “Why”. For those of you interested in what makes great leaders, have a look at the thought provoking TED talk by Simon Sinek at the following link. It runs for 18 minutes. http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html (If you would like to receive notification of future blog posts please send an email, at the […]
Earlier this year I was conducting an SES Focus Group meeting on leadership responsibilities and during the discussion one of the SES said “… as to the requirement for strategic thinking I don’t actually know what it means, can anyone tell me?”. My initial, inner, reaction was one of shock because ‘Shapes Strategic Thinking’ is one […]