Do great leaders need to be results-focused or people-focused in today’s rapidly changing business world? Leadership, like most things in life, requires a balance of both. James Zenger surveyed over 60,000 employees to see which leadership characteristics make leaders great in the eyes of their employees. A leader seen as results-focused had a 14% chanceContinue reading "Why Coaching Cultures Create Great Leaders"

It’s never easy to admit but leadership can be a tough and lonely job. whether you’re already leading a team, an aspiring leader, or just trying to show leadership to others in your day to day business, the right kind of mindset can have huge benefits to you and your teams own well-being, and performanceContinue reading "Team Growth Mindset through Mental Fitness"

Mental Fitness is the relative strength of your positive mental muscles (sage) versus the negative (saboteur)'.The Saboteurs, as the name suggests, are traits that can sabotage your abilities. Your brain enters survival mode when you perceive a threat or competition which means it triggers various negative responses such as regret, anger, shame and anxiety, amongContinue reading "Leading with your best, authentic self"

If you are mentally fit you can handle challenges with a clear, calm and positive mindset. You will be happier, have healthier relationships and perform better. Your Sage or true self handles challenges through positive emotions like empathy, gratitude, curiosity, creativity, self-confidence and calm and focusses action. Saboteurs are negative thoughts, that have you reactContinue reading "To achieve peak performance and happiness, work on your mental fitness!"

Compassion is a confusing concept. For some it’s as simple as being there for someone else, but for others it implies weakness in showing emotion. The range of feelings and perceptions surrounding the word is staggering. As emotional intelligence become more and more sought after in the workplace and beyond, compassion does too. Let’s lookContinue reading "Compassion – why it changes lives"