Empathy – a key skill in leadership and life
The last few weeks and months have left me, next to feeling slightly lost for words, with an even deeper conviction that empathy is a key skill for humans: in life, in leadership, and in [...]
Coaching the underdog & servant leadership
The underdog, according to Collins English Dictionary is the party ” in a competition or situation is the person who seems least likely to succeed or win.” We all love a good underdog story don’t [...]
Why am I a business coach & how did I get here?
What did you want to be when you were a teenager? When I was 14 I decided I wanted to build airplanes. Originally I wanted to fly airplanes, the big Jumbo jets, that is; but I had been informed [...]
Give and take – systemic laws in organisations, leadership and teamwork
Unwritten systemic laws – does that sound strange to you? Yet we are intuitively aware of them, and they become clear immediately when boundaries are crossed. For example: if there is no balance [...]
Let’s talk about…… motivation!
Or not! I am sure you have read umpteen articles about motivation, some of which maybe on this website. Most time of my time spent with leaders focusses on what they would like or think they [...]
Inner team in leadership situations
A short while ago I introduced the inner team and how it can support introspection and self-leadership in difficult and ambiguous situations. Today I would like to go through an example with you [...]
Delegation made simple for leaders and teams
As promised in my post on delegation poker, here comes an article on delegation and what steps you can do to make sure that you delegate successfully. If the image here represents how you feel [...]
Learning by playing – a fun way to get into delegation
Debating whether to increase the level of self-organisation in your team? Maybe your team have been keen to take on more responsibility and you haven’t been sure how to transfer it? Or you want [...]
Team development – supporting your team where & when they need your leadership.
Teams are usually in some form of development or other. Even when you could be tempted to think that the current situation is stabilizing, or particularly then, things are always changing around [...]
Keep your team mates close? Riemann-Thomann: looking at constancy, closeness, distance and change.
The Riemann-Thomann model on the four main behavioral preferences of humans is a tool that I like using with individuals as well as teams in order to help them figure out and understand [...]