Are you living below the line or above the line? This is one of the key principles in the book The Oz Principle which takes a deep dive into the issue of accountability.

Have a think for a moment about your morning routine. What daily habits kick-start your day? Are you a well-oiled machine in the morning, setting up your day in the best possible way? Or is it a mad panic of activity that ends with you just about getting out of the door with your shoes on?

We often start training programmes with a discussion on the differences between managers and leaders and we typically get responses like this – “leaders inspire and motivate, and managers instruct and punish”, “leaders create opportunities and managers stifle creativity”, and so on.

You may have noticed within StrengthsFinder that all the 34 themes are often represented in different colours – red, orange, purple, and blue. These colours represent the ‘Four Domains of Team Strength’.

If something is happening at work that you don’t agree with, do you speak out? Or do you think it is better to keep quiet? No one ever got sacked for staying quiet right?

You may have seen LinkedIn posts about #IamRemarkable workshops and people saying why they are remarkable. Who are all these big-headed people who think they are so great!? I was one of those people so thought I’d explain what #IamRemarkable is and why people are loving it so much.

This week we are thinking about influence. How much do you have, and do you have it over the people that matter?

Teams need a supportive climate to thrive. In this climate, there is just the optimum amount of tension and support to perform at a high level.

This week, Lama Sweis, Chief Operating Officer at Lockton, kindly attended our Women In Leadership Programme with BASF to offer her insights and wisdom on what it takes to succeed as a female leader in the Middle East.

There are not often new models in emotional intelligence that give a fresh and helpful way to see the topic. The four-quadrant model by Daniel Goleman has been dominant for over 20 years and is still widely used (including by me!)

When training presentation skills there are several techniques we teach that help to excel presentations from average to excellent. One of the most challenging techniques for people to get the grips with is using emotions in presenting.

Are you a salesperson trying to sell more, or a manager trying to instill positive behaviours in your team? Whatever your role you need to influence!

When you consider your "emotional self" - How can you accept what has gone on?

How would you like to be? How would you like to think? How would you like to feel? How would you like to behave?

Ask yourself these questions...

Are you adding to or depleting your team? What are you doing now to prepare for that? The teams with strong leaders who take initiative and invest in people will likely emerge stronger than before. Who has the power to inspire, engage and unite others and lift your business to success?

COVID-19 is impacting us all in one way or another. Whether you have financial concerns, job security uncertainty, health problems, family worries, or a general fear over the future, at this time these are normal experiences.

DISC is a behavioural assessment tool that can help you to understand more about your own behaviours and interactions with others. We use DISC in different training courses such as communication skills and sales training.