25 Aug 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Responsible or Accountable Leader
Are you a more responsible or accountable leader? When it comes to leading others, leading teams and leading high-performing teams, there is always a balance between getting your own work completed as well as that of your team. Often we can get caught doing all of our own work, and not paying attention tot he work of our team. Likewise, we can easily be focussed on the team's work and ne...
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24 Aug 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Leaders Own Their Mistakes
We all make mistakes - so why do so many leaders (and many with a public profile) find it so hard to admit it? Leaders own their mistakes. Admitting you made a mistake is not a sign of weakness - it is a sign of growth. You may have learnt more, understood more, realising your opinion didn't consider a particular point of view. Why is that so hard to admit? For many leaders, instea...
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21 Aug 2021

Leadership, Leadership Profiling
First You Must Lead Yourself
Before leaders can lead others, you must be able to lead yourself - as well as look after themselves. I ❤️❤️ Adam Grant's post here - especially the parts about rest and breaks. For many leaders, the idea of a rest or a break seems like a sign of weakness. I have stopped counting the number of managers and leaders that I have coached, that when asked if they take a lunch break, an...
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20 Aug 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Leaders Take Responsibility - Not Blame
Leaders take responsibility - not blame. This recent post from Leadership First doesn't quite get this right - I understand the sentiment but not the practicality in real teams. Rather than 'leaders take all of the blame' - I would focus more on leaders take all of the ownership and responsibility. They should certainly shoulder the blame for the team under their control - but all of ...
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16 Aug 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Emerging Leaders Program
I am very excited about today (and its a Monday)! We have the opportunity and privilege to work with some amazing managers and leaders from Summer Foundation Ltd as part of their Emerging Leaders Program, which officially starts today. For the next 6 months, we will be honing some leadership and behaviour skills with some amazing people who work in a demanding and challenging industr...
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09 Aug 2021

Executive Leadership Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Testimonials - Coaching = Asaf Ziv - CardioScan
Wednesday is all about gratitude at Institute of Management & Leadership Development - and I must admit to be ing truly humbled by this. It is a pleasure to work with goal oriented leaders - and it is easy to be dedicated when the people you work with are so willing to challenge themselves to improve their leadership behaviours through Executive Leadership Coaching. Thank you ❤️#exec...
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27 Jul 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Effective Leadership - Are you an ADAPTable Leader?
Effective Leadership Series Part 2: Are you an Adaptable leader? What does it take to be adaptable in your leadership behaviours? The IMLD leadership model looks at 5 distinct leadership capabilities - Alignment, Awareness, Achievement, Altitude and Adaptability. Within each of these, there are 5 behavioural leadership traits, To be an Adaptable leader, you display: 🔹 Empower...
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26 Jul 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Effective Leadership - Are you an ALTITUDE Leader?
🔹 Effective Leadership Series Part 4: Are you an Altitude leader? What does it take to be Altitude (Team Leadership) focussed in your leadership behaviours? The IMLD leadership framework looks at 5 distinct leadership capabilities - Alignment, Awareness, Achievement, Altitude and Adaptability. Within each of these, there are 5 behavioural leadership traits, To be an Altitude lea...
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23 Jul 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Effective Leadership - Are you an Achieve Leader?
🔹 Effective Leadership Series Part 3: Are you an Achievement leader? What does it take to be Achievement focussed in your leadership behaviours? The IMLD leadership model looks at 5 distinct leadership capabilities - Alignment, Awareness, Achievement, Altitude and Adaptability. Within each of these, there are 5 behavioural leadership traits, To be an Achievement leader, you disp...
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21 Jul 2021

Developing Culture, Executive Leadership Coaching, High-Performance Teams, Leadership, Leadership Profiling
Effective Leadership - Are you an ALTITUDE Leader?
Effective Leadership Series Part 2: Are you an Aware leader? What does it take to be aware in your leadership behaviours? The IMLD leadership model looks at 5 distinct leadership capabilities - Alignment, Awareness, Achievement, Altitude and Adaptability. Within each of these, there are 5 behavioural leadership traits, To be an Aware leader, you: 🔹 Have Clarity - you factor i...
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