Archive for Leadership
Stop being a busy clown and start being a leader
Posted by: | CommentsYour ego likes you to be busy. It believes it makes you look and feel important. Like the conversation at the office:
“How are you?” says x.
“Really busy!” says y.
Y could be almost anyone. It’s such a regular response that it becomes meaningless. We’re competing over how busy we are.
When did being busy become a measure [...]
Setting boundaries to meet your needs
Posted by: | CommentsI remember being asked some time ago what my boundaries were. I wasn’t even sure I understood the question. I realised that I didn’t have boundaries.
There was virtually nothing that I would say No to. If I was asked to work longer hours, I did. If I was given some awful challenging project that nobody [...]
Who are you as a leader and what is your impact?
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve been considering this week what I stand for in the world.
Who am I as a leader?
What is the impact I want to have?
These are challenging questions. Challenging because it is questioning my fundamental purpose in life, my fundamental role as a leader. Challenging because in asking these questions, I realise that who I [...]
Finding clarity in the chaos
Posted by: | CommentsMy desk is a mess. It’s covered in papers that need filing, acting on. Post it notes to remind me of things to do and people to call.
Outside, my garden is also a mess. I didn’t make time to do the usual autumn clearout so there are remains of dead plants and leaves everywhere.
So it’s [...]
