Leadership Today

Welcome to midweek motivate, where our goal is to build your leadership and give you something practical to try with your team. We are part way through a six week coverage of the Six Daily Practices of Outstanding Leaders. The third daily practice that we will explore today is Developing.

When have you learned the most at work? I bet it wasn’t sitting in a training course. In this week’s podcast we look at the four best ways to learn at work.

We are part way through a six week coverage of the Six Daily Practices of Outstanding Leaders. These practices are based on research I’ve conducted over the past three years across thousands of leaders to identify what outstanding leaders actually do that makes a difference when engaging their people and producing results. Last week we looked at the importance of Reflecting. The second daily practice that we will explore today is Inspiring.

In a world that’s unpredictable, creativity is more important than ever. But we often treat creativity like it’s an inherited skill - something you’re either born with, or not.  Does that then rule us non-creative types out? Or can we make ourselves more creative?

Welcome to midweek motivate, where our goal is to build your leadership and give you something practical to try with your team. For the next six weeks we’re going to be exploring the Six Daily Practices of Outstanding Leaders. These practices are based on research I’ve conducted over the past three years across thousands of leaders to identify what outstanding leaders actually do that makes a difference when engaging their people and producing results. The first daily practice is Reflecting.

This bonus episode includes audio from our recent Increase Your Influence Webinar. It includes some research-based and practical tips to increase the influence you have at work. You can find upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars at our website, leadership.today

It seems like everyone is being encouraged to pivot - to try something completely new in order to maintain your job or business. But it’s important to pause before you pivot and consider four Cs - Capability, Content, Channel and Call.

Welcome to Midweek Motivate. This week we’re looking at some quick wins around physical health.

“Hope” can sound just like wishful thinking. But at the heart of true hope is driven initiative. This week we explore four research-backed ways to build hope.

This week we explore whether investing in people’s development makes them more likely to stay with an organisation, even if it increases their career opportunities elsewhere.

It turns out we prefer to be comfortably uninformed. This week we look at four steps to push ourselves through short-term pain to gather the information we need to take action.

In this week’s Leadership Today podcast we explore some practical ways to avoid micromanagement. 

In this week’s Leadership Today podcast we explore a technique to manage stress more effectively in ourselves and our teams.

It's an extraordinary time in our world's history with so many countries in lockdown with COVID-19. It's understandable that leaders are focused on trying to save business rather than focusing on their people. However, treating people well is critical to future performance. Best wishes during this difficult time. I know I have a lot of listeners in countries that are badly impacted. Please be assured of my thoughts and prayers.

In this week’s Leadership Today podcast we explore ten tips for leading others through the Coronavirus pandemic. Like any other crisis, this too shall pass. Now is the time to lead others in a way that leaves our people and organisations in a stronger position once the crisis is over.