Leadership Coaching
Self Leadership - Leading oneself, before leading others
"If you want to lead, invest in at least 40% of your time in leading yourself" (Dee Hock, Founder of VISA)
Eleanor Rosevelt
Great leadership begins with reflecting inwards to understand who we are, what belief systems propel us and how we are (or may be not) being present for others. Self-awareness is a foundational cornerstone of great leadership. It enables leaders to be authentic, empathic, innovative and collaborative. It results in increased understanding of your strengths and areas of growth, employee engagement, and strengthens relationships
Pointing your team to the North star:
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." -
Japanese Proverb
Leading effectively means knowing where you want to take your team/s to. What is your vision and how can that become a shared vision? Being able to not just convey your vision, but to have your teams own that vision requires the leader to first know what their North star is. No north star, no vision and no strategy to achieve it equates to a chaotic organisation that is defined by unmotivated employees, low Psychological safety, high levels of inefficiencies and increased or sunk costs.
Leading a culture of excellence and high performance
"Individual brilliance is great, but team cohesiveness is more important." - New Age Leadership referring to Google's Project Aristotle.
Increased profit margins and meeting shareholder expectations are simply the outcomes of a leadership style that prioritises organisational culture in equal measures to financial, governance and technology domains. As Google's Aristotle Project has demonstrated, organisational or team success is achieved when individuals feel valued, safe and heard in their collaboration with other individuals to achieve the highest levels of excellence. Leading high performing teams requires the leader to demonstrate trust, empathy, active listening skills, respectful communication, receiving feedback and encouraging autonomy and innovation.
Leading with emotional intelligence
"Emotionally intelligent leaders are aware of their own feelings and the feelings of others, and they use this awareness to guide their actions and decisions."
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“The most effective leaders are all alike in one crucial way: They all have a high degree of what has come to be known as emotional intelligence" (Daniel Goleman)
Emotional Intelligence, otherwise referred to as EQ is a critical, not nice to have, leadership skill. Gone are the days of command-control leadership, where leadership was It dictates how you respond to stressful situations, how you regulate your emotions, how you respond to others, how you treat your teams, how you receive feedback and how you make decisions. Developing high levels of EQ requires self-reflection, testing core beliefs and assumptions, recognising deeper unresolved issues and learning to regulate emotional responses.