Working on strengths – self-belief and muscle memory
After this step there is a podcast that talks about muscle memory, and shortly after that, one that discusses self-belief and mantras. Here I’d like to introduce these with some …
Course: Applied Leadership and Self-Development: Expanding the Toolkit
The listening leader
Many definitions of leadership reference the ability to listen effectively to others, and certainly this skill came up a lot with students of one of our other leadership courses, when …
Leaders who have empowered
Here I’d like to explore the approach to empowerment of leaders from history. Wangari Maathai The very first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai, was a …
Physical matters and others
How we come across physically as a leader is important, whether we are with others in person or virtually. We’ve talked about this in the last week of the first …
Courageous Conversations
In the last step you listened to my podcast on Courageous Conversations, where I explained the concept. The tool, or variations of it, can be very helpful for leaders to …
The importance of inclusion
We all want to be part of something. ‘There’s safety in numbers.’ We want to be valued, understood and accepted. It’s human nature, as we are generally social beings. We …
The learning leader
Caroline has talked about the importance of learning generally through this course and the previous one, with reference to leadership. Many of the leaders we have taken as examples talk …
Applying strengths in practice to better lead
We have talked about applying strengths to: recruitment ‘personalising’ job roles (though this is something to use with caution, given people will join and leave an organisation) development of performance …
Authenticity vs inauthenticity
In this video, Caroline will talk about authenticity vs inauthenticity, and how the effects of inauthenticity and authenticity in leaders radiates far and wide. Watch the video to learn more!
Definitions of leadership
Definitions of leadership In this article we’re going to look at others’ views of leadership – having looked already at what our students say, as well as what established organisations …
Why the leader needs (to influence) others
This may seem a silly question, as surely it is self-evident? The leader needs to influence others to engage them so that they will follow. They need others because they …
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Applied Leadership and Self-Development: Expanding the Toolkit