This article is about leadership, what is is and how it has evolved over time. It will cover hierarchical, traditional leadership, situational leadership and modern authentic leadership, touching on the main characteristics and historic environment of each type. Recently our family has been reading the third part of the Onyeka series by Tọlá Okogwu and… Continue Reading What is [...]

This article continues to explore good meeting culture and how leaders and team participants can foster it. It covers what should be best avoided and drives unproductive meetings as well as what you can do to support your meetings being effective and productive. Building on the last article on meeting culture, today’s article expands on… Continue Reading Fostering good meeting [...]

Today’s article is about meeting culture and how to create a good meeting environment as a leader. It looks at what you need to nurture that culture, a good constructive feedback habit and appreciative communication. And what you should avoid, i.e. kill-all phrases and denigrating communication, giving examples of phrases to avoid. When I listen… Continue Reading Good [...]

This article builds on the post about the importance of saying sorry in business and covers how to do so effectively and authentically in business contexts. It includes the three main elements of an effective apology: acknowledgement, responsibility and remedy. Scientific sources for this method are provided. Building on the article about the importance of… Continue Reading [...]

This article looks at the importance of being able to apologise, or say sorry, for mistakes in modern authentic leadership. It quotes scientific work underlining that being able to say sorry as a leader signals vulnerability and psychological safety to employees, a key driver in high performance teams. Furthermore, by being able to apologise leaders… Continue Reading Why [...]